Myth | Myth
Nov.05.2012
I discovered mythology as a girl and was enthralled. I read Greek myths mostly, devouring mythology books almost as voraciously as I did ones on astronomy. When I wasn’t inviting friends over to look through my telescope, I was trying desperately to get them excited about Greek gods and goddesses....
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Oct.28.2012
October 28
ARCHIMEDES PUT A BOULDER IN MY PATH
Place a lever under the boulder and press down, never so hard as to warp the lever. Move the pivot and push under in a new place. Keep doing this until you have pushed deeply and well from every aspect of...
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Oct.21.2012
Mythic Archetypes and the Writing Life - Nov. 5 - Dec. 7
Most writers are familiar with archetypes: those vivid symbols, characters, and stories that crop up everywhere, representing powerful universal themes.
There are dozens of blogs, books, and articles out there about using...
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Oct.05.2012
Find it here.
You can now order the paperback from Amazon, other internet sites, or your favorite bookstore.
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Jul.22.2012
image via 9-1-1magazine.com
This post has little to do with my usual blog topics; instead it piggy-backs on a post my good friend and fellow writer David Frauenfelder wrote for his blog, Breakfast With Pandora, two days ago concerning the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. You can find...
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Apr.18.2012
Whatever the circumstances the failure to give a Pulitzer Prize for fiction is a curious metaphor in an age in which we are fed more and more "given" narratives about the world, where the function and spirit of narrative in a culture is in a state of tremendous flux. There is so much fiction...
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Dec.29.2011
If you don’t wear stilettos and still get orgasms, then pat your back. You are the last hope of science. It’s funny that ‘science-ologists’ think such theories need to be debunked. The “year’s worst abuses against science” by celebrity offenders is the annual list that is part of the Sense About...
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Aug.25.2011
So, while I'm waiting for the publication of my new book, I'm turning back to the work-in-progress, which has me in something of a twist.
It's been a relief, frankly, to put it aside for a couple of months while I concentrate on the 'bidness' of publishing. However, The Big Dog now wants...
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Apr.04.2011
There is a wide sweeping curve that defines the edge of Monterey's harbor, and at the curve a long pier stretches eastward like a pointing finger. Many small sailing craft are moored on the leeward side of it. The pier and the two other wharves nearby are places where blood and oil, working men...
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