An Explanation of My Imperfections:

My blogging has been spasmodic, but it’s not my fault. (It never is when I, myself, can tell the story.) The characters in my new novella, THE GHOST WHO WOULDN’T SKEDDADLE, are at fault. They have latched ...

Teresa Miller Speaks at TNW

Tulsa NightWriters met last Tuesday night (the third Tuesday of the month—as always) and Teresa Miller delighted us with reading excerpts from her latest book, a memoir. Teresa hosts Writing Out Loud, a te ...

From Brilliant Dialogue to Gibberish in One Day

A writer has to know when she (he) has worked too long. IIf burnout strikes and discouragement consumes (along with a naughty temper-tantrum) a person becomes rash. This happened to me this af ...

Hip-Hip-HooRay!

It’s celebration time! I’ve just completed a (very) rough draft of THE GHOST WHO WOULDN’T SKEDADDLE. In fact, the famous writer and writing teacher Anne Lamott says you must write a s****y first draft, that such a thi ...