Here’s another thing to think about while you’re reading, or if you’re a writer stuck in a story or stuck trying to get a story started: Needs. David Collins spoke at the Midwest Writers Workshop one year when I attended, and gave us this list…

I’m still trying to decide what to name this paranormal suspense historical (set in 1968) novel. Here’s an excerpt: Mitch Meets Corrie I trailed Corrie across the foyer, trying to think of an ice-breaker. She led me past the stairs and then turned right, through…

This post is about “crazy cat ladies”. You know: people who feed and monitor the health of numbers of stray cats. I’m not talking about the people who have eleventy-seven cats IN THE HOUSE, but those who, while they might have personal pets, also look…