The story you star in
Okay, so we've gotten it, that writing our own "movies" doesn't work very well. The cast is unruly. The sets change constantly. It rains when sunshine would suit our plot-line better, etc.Etc. Etc. Etc.!But there IS a story, and it stars you. It's your own, authentic...
Beep-beep, the Roadrunner…
That's me.I run too fast sometimes, and too far. Do you?Today, for all practical intents and purposes, I will finish my new historical, "The Man from Stone Creek." I've worked especially hard on this book, battling a persistent case of bronchitis and a certain tempest...
Independence Day
Today, let us celebrate the gift of Freedom.Who gave us this gift?Well, inititally, God. He planted the yearning in our hearts long ago. But after God came others, who spoke up in spite of their fear.They framed the Constitution.They fought and died to establish,...
The best trick I ever learned…
For generating ideas, I mean.And ideas come in handy, don't they?Not just story ideas, but ideas for living, for solving problems, and making dreams come true.Are you on the edge of your seat yet?You should be.Now, breathe....Here's the trick. (I learned it from Brian...
For me, it’s music
What have you been denying yourself? What small, nourishing pleasure? What touched you too deeply, so that you thought the best thing, the only thing, to do was back away?For me, it's music.I love music of all kinds, everything from Gregorian chant to the Beatles....
About drums and soundtracks
Let's start with soundtracks. Your movies, of course, have them. They usually go something like this:You'll never make it.Who do you think you are?It's selfish to think of yourself first.Something will always go wrong, so why try?If you really love me, you'll....(fill...
What I do
I write Morning Pages, every day, ala Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way". Few things have had a more powerfully positive affect on my life. My notebook is my portable therapist.Here's what you do.You buy a thick, cheap notebook. (It's important that it be cheap,...
Mind Movies
If you follow this blog, you're a reader.If you're a reader, you have a highly developed imagination.This is a GOOD thing, for the most part, but there are perils to be considered.Watch out for those mind movies!The ones you make up in your head, starring you.These...
Drama Anonymous
What are the symptoms?Micromanagement.Analysis paralysis.Ongoing frustration.I can't speak for you, but I'm jumping out of THAT trap.It's one thing to write books.It's another to write scripts for my life and live them out.I'm letting go.I'm letting God.How about you?
Never Look Back
Well, it's time to shift gears. This weekend, visiting Barnes and Noble, at Desert Ridge mall, near my house, what should my eyes fall upon but copies of "Never Look Back", in paperback! I did not expect to see the book for several more days.For those of you who read...
Mary Ann and the TV Blackout
I promised to tell the story, and here it is!On Thursday morning, I went to Channel 3, Phoenix, to appear on GOOD DAY ARIZONA, with Tara, Scott and Dan. I was accompanied by my usual entourage--it was niece Jenni's birthday, so we'd made plans to hit the Hard Rock...
People and critters all fine!
The Cave Creek Complex fire is moving north, now, and Springwater Station is no longer in its path. My good friend, Susan Yarina, and her husband, Joe, were ready to trailer my horses out of here, to safe ground but, luckily, that won't be necessary. Joe and Susan are...