Since I’m the one who used to live in Brooklyn, I was the guide on a recent trip to NYC with my husband. When it was time for dinner, I led us by subway to Union Square and then meandered toward the East Village. I had no idea what to eat, but was just meandering. [...]

I have been writing  the script for a graphic novel. To my surprise, the script is about one and a half times longer than the manuscript for a prose novel. I shouldn’t have been surprised. Essentially, the script describes each graphic novel page. In my mind—or more often, on paper—I have created a series of [...]

One of the main characters in the novel I’m working on is an avid teen hunter. The story is set in Vermont. So, I need to know about hunting. In Vermont. Even though I graduated from high school in VT, what I know isn’t worth much: -Our goats were in danger of being mistaken for [...]

My writing philosophy is something like: If that’s what it takes, that’s what it takes. Whatever it takes to find the sweet spot of my writing soul. I court this space. Very much like The Little Prince taming his fox. The fox told him everything he needed to know: Come every day, come at the [...]