Monthly Archives: September 2019

A few times a week if the weather is fine, I pull on my running shoes and lope around a track near my house for a few laps, just to get the creative juices flowing. I always walk to the … Continue reading →

“Books fill us with infinite possibilities and hope.”  Julia Phillips What’s more exciting than hearing a gifted storyteller share her the roller-coaster ride from writer to author, from idea to publication? And when she’s a young rising star making her … Continue reading →

“Do anything, but let it produce joy.”  Walt Whitman Wandering through the amazing Leaves of Grass recently, Walt Whitmans’s joyful exuberance leaped off the page, reminding me what a gift it is to write! A few inspiring thoughts of Walt’s: … Continue reading →

Fly Away, Swallow Fly away, fly away, over the sea, Sun-loving swallow, for summer is done. Come again, come again, come back to me, Bringing the summer and bringing the sun.                                     — Christina Rossetti

Hank Quense writes humorous and satiric sci-fi and fantasy stories and has published 19 books and 50 short stories and dozens of articles. He often lectures on fiction writing and publishing and has a fabulous new step-by-step guide called How … Continue reading →

Remember Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay. Remember me when no more, day … Continue reading →

“I not only recover with ease, but I delight to recall, the first impulse given to the idea of The Aspern Papers. It is at the same time true that my present mention of it may perhaps too effectually dispose … Continue reading →

“Always be the most enthusiastic person in the room.” Bear Grylls, adventurist, advice from his dad “To become enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.” Frank Bettger “Absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by an interest or pursuit; passionate zeal; ardor” — what … Continue reading →

Early Dawn The Moon on the one hand, the dawn on the other: The moon is my sister, the dawn is my brother. The moon on my left hand the dawn on my right: My brother, good morning! My sister, … Continue reading →

When we create novels or short stories, we create new worlds with their own unique ways of being and demands. Here are a tantalizing range of views about these imaginary offerings: “A novel is a mirror walking down a road.” … Continue reading →