“Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention.” ~ Daniel Kahneman In my last blog post I wrote about feeling restless. That feeling hasn’t gone away completely, but I think I may have hit on a new direction I want to take with these posts. The idea came toContinue reading “Movie/Book Connections”
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
“Life is a series of experiences each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” ~ Henry Ford “We all get whereContinue reading “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back”
When Your Story Takes a Different Direction
“The characters won’t do what I want.” ~ Charles Dickens, The Man Who Invented Christmas “Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in theContinue reading “When Your Story Takes a Different Direction”
Questions I’ve Had for a Long Time
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” ~ Jane Austen, Persuasion “There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other the pen. There is a greatContinue reading “Questions I’ve Had for a Long Time”
‘Tis the Season 3
“One thing I like about historical fiction is that I’m not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you’re obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own.” ~ Emma Donoghue “Cultural concepts are one of the most fascinating things about historical fiction.” ~ Diana Gabaldon “The thing that most attractsContinue reading “‘Tis the Season 3”
Sage Woman Chronicles 