“I Think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.” Alice Walker Market in Granada, Spain Our eyes are drawn to color. Visual color attracts us and demands our attention. Like a magnet, it pulls us in. Advertisers and film makers know the value ofContinue reading “The Value of Color”
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Starting the Whole Dang Process over Again
A dungeon in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Might work it into a new novel. Beginning a new novel is both exhilarating and scary. I enjoy the new ideas for plot details, setting, and characters that pop willy-nilly into my brain. Old characters poke their heads in to say, “Can I be in this one? You saidContinue reading “Starting the Whole Dang Process over Again”
‘Twas the Day after Christmas
Spring is on the way! Now that the frenzy of Christmas shopping, cooking, and eating has died down to eating leftovers, making returns and wondering how I could possibly have eaten so much the last few weeks, the end of the year turns into a “pause and reflect” time for me. I don’t make NewContinue reading “‘Twas the Day after Christmas”
Food, Drink, and Travel
Fresh squeezed pomegranate juice! On a recent trip to Israel, my husband and I had an opportunity to stroll through the Turkish market in Akka, or Akkó. After running into a falafal restaurant to escape a rainstorm, we found fellow travelers from Peru, and enjoyed our lunch with a Spanish conversation. We parted ways andContinue reading “Food, Drink, and Travel”
Have you read Damaged Goods?
Occasionally I like to post a review of a book I have read recently. Damaged Goods by Jack Everett and David Coles is a great one. The following is the review I wrote for Suspense Magazine: Damaged Goods opens as Robert Cleghorn is chopping a tree in his brother Alan’s front yard. While he musesContinue reading “Have you read Damaged Goods?”
Thanks for Great Review of Hotel Saint Clare in Suspense Magazine
Hotel Saint Clare by Kathleen Heady A young woman rises from the sea and steps out of the waves with seaweed twined in her long hair. Although it sounds like the resurrection of a goddess, it is actually the opening scene for a mysterious tale. Two young boys collecting shells on the seashore tell theContinue reading “Thanks for Great Review of Hotel Saint Clare in Suspense Magazine”
What Can You Find in the Quiet Place?
Readers often ask where writers find their ideas. I don’t think I am alone in saying I do not come up with ideas when sitting in front of a computer. Creativity does not come from a busy place. It comes from a quiet place. Finding a quiet place in a busy twenty-first century life canContinue reading “What Can You Find in the Quiet Place?”
Blog Hopping for The Writer’s Process
I’m doing a question and answer session today for The Writer’s Process blog. It is a little introduction to my writing, and those of you who know me may learn something about me you didn’t know before. I would love to read your comments! What am I working on/writing? I am currently working on aContinue reading “Blog Hopping for The Writer’s Process”
Who Loves Lady MacBeth?
Writers often create characters who are not likeable, to serve as foils or antagonists for the main characters. These antagonists exhibit qualities in opposition to the main characters in order to create conflict. Readers love an evil character. Think of the wicked witch in The Wizard of Oz. We love to have someone toContinue reading “Who Loves Lady MacBeth?”
Never Say Never
If you have read my first two novels, you are familiar with Nara Blake, the protagonist in both The Gate House and Lydia’s Story. In my new novel, due out this summer, we go back to Nara’s experiences in the fictional Caribbean nation of Saint Clare. In a sense, since the other books came outContinue reading “Never Say Never”