Category Archives: writing

Writing and Reading Lessons

“Nobody needs me to sing MacDonald’s praises, but that yard of books did more for me than provide excellent entertainment. For some reason the McGee books spoke to me like textbooks. I felt I could see what MacDonald was doing, and why, and how, as if I could see beneath the skin.” ~ Lee ChildContinue reading “Writing and Reading Lessons”

Perceptions and Filters

I became an artist, and thank God I did, because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life.” ~ Viola Davis “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” ~ Aldous Huxley “Our minds influence the key activity of theContinue reading “Perceptions and Filters”

Dilemma

“I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don’t like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma.” ~ Leslie MoonvesContinue reading “Dilemma”

Tenacity

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” ~ Amelia Earhart Patience and tenacity are worth more thanContinue reading “Tenacity”

Another Sample from The Space Between Time

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” ~ George Burns “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comesContinue reading “Another Sample from The Space Between Time”