Today, I went to the 17th annual Painters at Painters celebration of the arts in Campbell River. One of the presentations was called ‘Amusing the muse’, conducted by painters (and…
Finding the Muse
A Writer’s Passion
As I see my Star Magnolia flowers come and go, I’m reminded again of the passage of time. So, in thinking of all the writing I still want to do,…
Revision Redux
Trust me to go over and over my work. I get some interest and I’m off again, rewriting the story I’ve written. In writing my novel, I went on an…
Writing a Guest Blog
I find the whole world of blogging fascinating. As a newbie, I’ve now met people from all parts of the world showing their colors through what they write. As I’ve…
The Winter of Her Life
This isn’t the kind of photo you expect at this time of year, but I just returned from visiting my 95 yr. old mother in her personal care home and…
CIPHER
My 15 yr. old grandson, Michael Stevantoni, finished CIPHER, an 18 min. film he directed last summer. It’s been a labor of love. He and I co-wrote an adaptation of…
The Promise of Rainbows
Yesterday, I spotted this double rainbow. It just came out of nowhere. There’s something about that old story, the one about the pot of gold at the end of a…
Writing is ReWriting (and what a pencil can tell us)
Writing is rewriting. It’s not only about finding the errors, it’s also about finding better words and phrasing to express what you want to say and make your story sing.…