Category Archives: Broken Dolls
Telling Tuesdays 12/20/11
Telling Tuesday. Reminiscent of the days in school when I used to look forward to seeing what everyone brought for Show and Tell and inspired by an article on WriteToDone.com, called “How to Show (Not Tell): A Writing Lesson from John … Continue reading
Telling Tuesdays 12/20/11
Telling Tuesday. Reminiscent of the days in school when I used to look forward to seeing what everyone brought for Show and Tell and inspired by an article on WriteToDone.com, called “How to Show (Not Tell): A Writing Lesson from John … Continue reading
Telling Tuesdays 12/6/11
Telling Tuesday. Reminiscent of those days in school when I looked forward to seeing what everyone brought to show and inspired by an article on WriteToDone.com, called “How to Show (Not Tell): A Writing Lesson from John LeCarre.” It is one … Continue reading
Unhyphenated Patriots
While in Los Angeles last week, I visited the Japanese American National Museum, something I’ve wanted to do since beginning to write The Red Kimono. Japanese American National Museum Before going inside, we walked around taking pictures. Thankfully, we noticed … Continue reading
Unhyphenated Patriots
While in Los Angeles last week, I visited the Japanese American National Museum, something I’ve wanted to do since beginning to write The Red Kimono. Japanese American National Museum Before going inside, we walked around taking pictures. Thankfully, we noticed … Continue reading
How Rambo Helped Me Find My Groove
Though my annual trek to Eureka Springs is always filled with learning and laughter, I wondered if I should skip this year’s Ozark Writers Conference. We are leaving for Thailand tomorrow and items on my Things-To-Do-Before-I-Leave list keep popping up … Continue reading
The Color of a Voice
Can an author write a point of view voice that is not hers? I used to think so, but the more I write and the more think about it, I wonder. If a point of view cannot be written with … Continue reading
The Help: A Multicultural Perspective
“Be curious, not judgemental.” I open this blog with the above quote from Walt Whitman, because it was out of my curiosity that this post was born. Several days ago, I happened upon a discussion of The Help on Facebook. … Continue reading
The Help: A Multicultural Perspective
“Be curious, not judgemental.” I open this blog with the above quote from Walt Whitman, because it was out of my curiosity that this post was born. Several days ago, I happened upon a discussion of The Help on Facebook. … Continue reading
Starring . . .
Do you imagine who you would like to play your characters on the big screen? I do. In fact, in my novel, The Red Kimono, I so imagined Ken Watanabe as Papa that I re-wrote the character to give him … Continue reading
