Monthly Archives: April 2015

Last week I had the pleasure and fun of a second book club interview. Like the first, this was a terrific group of people. Perhaps it was the different venue – evening, rather than afternoon, wine instead of cold drinks – but these ladies were opinionated and passionate! It was great. Conversation ran through Akira’s choices about love, sex, and sacrifice. There was an astute theory that Kilronan’s excellence in his career evolved from spending less time … well, hooking up with…..

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One of my favorite things as a story teller, is ‘seeing’ a new world in my head. Sometimes it’s like a movie, or looking through a character’s eyes. I often wish I had the artistic ability to show my readers what I see so vividly. That might not be an advantage, though. Part of the enjoyment of reading is imagining what the characters and settings look like. I’ve been asked if I based Caldala on places I’ve been. I’m fortunate to have seen,…..

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