Category: writing
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A Writer’s Story, Abridged
From September 2009 to November 2021, I published eight books of fiction: five novels, a collection of poems/stories, and two screenplays. It was a productive time before and during those 12 years. In 1971, at age 22, upon graduating from college, I started writing my first novel. The working title was The Center’s Edge. During…
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What Is God?
What is God? God is every person’s thoughts and beliefs about why we exist. And it’s all speculative. No one knows the answer to this question. Not even the Pope. “Bless me Father for I have sinned.” Seriously. No one knows. Until we die. And then, maybe, there will be answers. But who knows? I…
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3 Tips for Writing Novels
1) Ask yourself: Why am I writing this novel? To quote Robertson Davies: “There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go mad, or die.” An extreme statement, but that is the passion I feel when I embark on writing…
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Writers
How I came to love books and became a writer is somewhat of a mystery to me. When I was young, I do not recall having any favorite books. I read very little. Not even comic books. My older brother, unlike me, devoured books, including the fifteen-book series of the Wizard of Oz and countless…