I've had a lot of changes in my life since last October--a lot. Regaining my focus and my ability to throw myself into the world I'm writing and lose myself in it . . . has been difficult. I know what I want to write, I'm excited to write it, yet why is it all stubbornly sitting in my brain while the rest of my mind wanders the world? (Or the ( Read more... )

James Lee Burke is a god of writing. He has the most amazing ability to describe anything and anyone without coming across as that's what he's trying to do. I would love to have that gift! It made me think about how we FFF writers describe our characters and how much fun it would be to share that ( Read more... )