02 Tuesday Apr 2013
Posted in Revising a Manuscript, The Writing Life
“One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines….The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” Émile Zola
This quote from today’s Writer’s Almanac struck a chord as I dash toward the end of this revision. I felt guilty taking time out for a walk and for some gardening. Terrible anvil indeed. But it’s also exhilarating.
The skull of a man who had suffered a life-threatening wound that blinded him in early adulthood has been unearthed …
In an interview with A. L. Kennedy in the NYT (13 Mar 13), John Williams asks: “Have you ever learned …
Thanks to my friend Chris Nickson I started my day reading about yet another marvelous find in England, this a …
Hm… It’s not only the year of the Richards, but the year of the medieval skeletons beneath the carpark. At …
I’ve been thinking about the various ways I use history in novels. In the Owen Archer novels, I (as Candace) …
It is the year of Richards. First we learned that it is indeed King Richard III’s skeleton found beneath a …
Several years ago Patricia Bracewell introduced herself to me at the medieval congress at Western Michigan University. I’d just presented …
Agrippa 1996-2013 On Ash Wednesday I lost my beloved office buddy, Agrippa. I can’t believe he’s gone. He greeted me …
The bones found beneath a Leicester carpark match the DNA of Richard III’s descendants. He had scoliosis, but there’s no …
