I'm in Paris, working on a new novel, and just for fun I thought I'd share what writing in Paris looks like. So enter my apartment here, and stay for the view -- which I'm looking at as I write this and wait for Mac to be ready for a patisserie outing. And a bit of good news, … [Read more...]
One More Day for a Prepublication Copy of The Last Train to London!
Just one more day for a prepublication copy of my new novel, The Last Train to London, to be published by HarperCollins in September. I'll also be handing some out in August to my Readers' Circle, which you can join HERE. More to come later (I'm in Paris at the moment!) but … [Read more...]
Video Wikis
I know -- and use -- Wikipedia on a pretty regular basis. But I didn't know until recently there there is such a thing a a video wiki. Did you? Video Wikis This is why we love the internet: so much information that used to be nearly inaccessible is now not just accessible, but … [Read more...]
Paddling your Bathtub into London: How Great Stories End
I taught a master class on narrative endings at a writers' gathering this weekend, and promised to share my notes here. They are just my notes, which may or may not be helpful to anyone who did not attend the lecture. With that caveat: PADDLING YOUR BATHTUB INTO LONDON: HOW … [Read more...]
Caution: Writing While Parenting
My guest today, Anne Michaud, is a veteran political journalist who writes a regular Newsday op-ed column, has won more than twenty-five writing and reporting awards, and has twice been named “Columnist of the Year” by the New York News Publishers Association and the New York … [Read more...]
