Because I said so
Wisdom borrowed from the great Sue Grafton: And if you'd like to see a video of a writer…
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King Charles II: What’s Not to Like?
Someone in my online class asked my why Charles II was my favorite English monarch and this is…
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Merging Relationships on Facebook and Twitter
Most of you know I'm an avid user of Facebook and Twitter. I've been active on Facebook for…
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I’ve Got Class
First, I have to say sometimes it's harder to think of pithy blog-post titles than it is to…
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Reading is Fundamental
One of the best things about being a writer is reading. I actually have "read" on my to-do…
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Picturing Your Characters
The portrait to the right is Aphra Behn, the late 17th century English playwright that my main character,…
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2010: The Year of Bedlam
Happy New Year! I hope whatever celebrations you engaged in last night are not preventing you from enjoying…
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2009 Recap #4: Jewelry Sketches
Note: This post was originally published on February 16, 2009 I don’t normally do much in the way…
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2009 Recap #3: Ralph Goldstein, Master Jeweler
Note: This post was originally published on May 19, 2009 UCLA Extension did a profile of my jewelry…
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2009 Recap #2: Who are your characters based on?
Note: This post was originally published on September 10, 2009 I recently got this question from a friend:…