~ Why are you Hating on Present Tense? ~ I’ve been having an ongoing discussion with some of my writer friends about tense. Most the writers in my critique group vehemently do not like reading/writing present tense. “It’s trendy. “Obviously no one (sane) goes around announcing to some invisible audience everything that they’re doing as they […more…]
I like to share novels from my favorite eras 1920s-1950s or newer novels set in them. This is a rare gem special-ordered when a fellow writer suggested my love of Jazz, vintage and literature were wrapped up in this small volume: The Wild Party Booze, smokes, guns, molls and sex are all guests at The Wild […more…]
~ Are You a Social Media Addict? ~ When Candace Johnson invited me to guest blog, I was grateful and thrilled. In keeping with the themes of Candace’s blog, I wanted to share my writerly (really love this new-for-me word) experience. Lately, I’ve been on a crash course to catch up to the social media standard for writers. […more…]
~ Are You Passionate Enough to Try This Dance? ~ 4 Dancers. 3 Days. One World. An epic quest to seek out the world’s most difficult dances and the cultures which inspire them is the concept for the reality show: Uncommon Rhythm. Being a jitterbug and fellow adventurer, I had to share their story and […more…]
Scottie Dog Facts You May Not Know I have always loved vintage, and I have always loved Scottie dogs. They appear in everything from decor to glassware to fashion to literature made most popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, but not limited to those eras. I was thrilled when my husband suggested we get […more…]
WHO ARE YOUR READERS? by Tam Francis I was talking to a fellow writer and blogger, he wanted me to read his novel and write a review on Good Reads. It got me thinking about who my readers are and who your readers are. As writers we might assume that just because we have completed a well-written […more…]
~ How we beat the end of summer blues ~ As another summer comes to an end, my mind reaches back to a wonderful end of summer when we were still living in San Diego, California… My haunches rested on cold asphalt, my son slept on a vintage wool blanket, another atop him. It must […more…]
Mix martinis marriage, murder, and movies A Vintage Movie Review What do you get when you mix martinis, marriage and murder? You get The Thin Man series of movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. The Thin Man Series spans two decades and six major motion pictures. MGM Studios released the First film, The Thin […more…]