Reading for Renewal: Book Recommendations

Reading for Renewal As it is Christmas Eve Day, I decided that my ‘Literary Journeys’ article for the Southern California News Group should be about reading for renewal. Each of the novels discussed in the article have examples of how … Continued

Interview Gabrielle Prendergast: Sci-Fi, Setting, Music

Gabrielle Prendergast I interviewed Gabrielle Prendergast, children’s and YA author, recently. Her newest novel is Zero Repeat Forever, which is Book I of The Nahx Invasion. She teaches screenwriting and creative writing and has written for television, print, and online. She … Continued

Gratitude for Local Literary Events

I always think about giving thanks after Thanksgiving is over. That’s because before Thanksgiving, I’m getting ready for it. Afterward, I have no desire to shop, either in person or online. So, with leftovers packed in the fridge, I’ve always … Continued

Moby-Dick: The birth of the great white whale engenders thoughts about staging fiction

Today is the anniversary of the publication of Moby-Dick in 1851. So I was thinking about that novel when I happened to read Jane Friedman’s blog post “What Writers can Learn about Voice from Opera.” * While these two things … Continued