I mean what really scares you? I wasn’t afraid of David S. Pumpkin; I loved it. The SNL skit is funny because there are some things we expect to scare us and when expectation is not met, like with David S. Pumpkins, we want to know why. When I was a kid, it was being … More What Scares You?
Actually it can come any time between 2 and 4 AM, that time when I usually have to take my first (or sometimes second as I get older) nighttime trip to the bathroom. I groggily get up, stumble to the correct seat, do what I have to do, and stumble back to bed. Then I … More The 3 AM Crazy
I know I’ve been M.I.A. for weeks.I have no excuses. I could fabricate some but that’s too much like work. Actually I’ve been reading. And as my FB friend, Kelly says, “(Expletive deleted), don’t you have cable?” Yeah. I’ve got cable but I seem to prefer books (regular or the ones on my Kindle). I’ve … More Where the writer confesses her addiction
I’ve decided to take a hiatus from Facebook…not all Social Media…just Facebook. I was tired of reading diatribes about the Republicans, about the Democrats, about one nationality or the other, one race or the other. After Justice Scalia’s death, I suddenly found myself saying things that made me ashamed. I realized I sounded like some … More One small change…
I’ve tried to keep blogging about writing to a minimum—there are many blogs for writers written by experts, of which I am not one. You can find some of those blogs at http://www.facebook.com/MitziFlyteAuthor. I was at a writers retreat almost two weeks ago—nothing fancy, just some local writers getting together for a few days, to … More Strange and Norrell Help Me…
My writer friend, Karen Katchur, had a book signing for her debut novel, The Secrets of Lake Road, this week. It twas held at the Moravian Bookstore in Bethlehem. I’ve known Karen for several years since she started coming to our writers’ group. So, of course, I drove from the wilds of Oley to Bethlehem … More And so this happened…
One of my favorite books, one that I listen to each year (“listen to” because it is read by the author) is: I’ve read that many writing courses use this book.. I firmly believe that King’s books will be taught just as we now teach Poe, Hawthorne, Faulkner, Hemingway. One of my favorite quotes from this book: … More On Reading AND Writing
Image from Tumblr.com If you’re a writer reading this post, you understand this picture. This is what I do everyday for most of the day (when I’m not on Facebook or Twitter, because writers have to build a virtual platform these days). This is what I’ve done for more than fifty-years. Yes, I AM that … More Keep Opening That Vein…
I read two books in the last three days. One book I’d ordered to receive on publication date and the other one I checked out of the library. In Finders Keepers, the sequel to Mr. Mercedes, King once again enters to world of the Thriller. King starts this new book by introducing a famous reclusive … More Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Readers, Writers, and Serendipity
[Note: Yes, I know I’ve been away from this blog for a week. Excuses? I have many but I’ll use first test in my class, a submission to read and a book to read. And now for today’s blog] I’m a writer as you know by now. I’ve been a writer since I was 8 … More Freaky Friday – Freaky doesn’t always mean “supernatural”
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