Nom de plume, pen name, alias, cover, whatever label you care to use, it amounts to the same thing – adopting a false moniker for the purpose of concealing your true identity. Sounds dishonest, doesn’t it? So why is it many authors choose to write under an assumed name? Good question! Better yet, why am…
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I found myself asking that very question last year as I pondered beginning my first attempt at a novel. I’d learned enough to know writers tend to fall into one or the other category. Some plan their book, the plot of their story, fully in advance of writing. Those are the plotters. The pantsers, on…
As I mentioned in a recent post, I only started my own writing journey after I got locked down at home without my usual avenues of creative expression available. And before you say anything about songwriting, let me clarify; I have not been stuck at home alone. In a small apartment, noisy endeavors are frowned…
I like to think working as a narrator is a creative endeavor. In my mind, it’s a bit like being a vocalist who’s singing a song composed by someone else. It’s interpretive, perhaps, but creative nonetheless. When the stay-at-home orders were issued a year ago, my ability to go into the studio where I’d been…
I recently had the opportunity to narrate this book by Jack Ewing. Mr. Ewing was a reporter for the New York Times and covered this story throughout, so he had a wealth of knowledge which he put to good use in the book. Publisher W.W. Norton & Company says “In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack…
No, I didn’t book a gig in NYC. Not yet …. LOL But I did get the chance to perform two songs in Manhattan on a recent Sunday night. How? Simple: an open mic. Although not the same kind of open mic you might typically expect to find in other parts of the country, it…
Unfortunately, I took a break from songwriting for … quite awhile. I understand, of course, that there are times when it’s good to take a break and allow the creative juices to recharge. That wasn’t exactly what happened in this case, but maybe the circumstances that resulted in the hiatus have done me a favor….
I can’t say I like being stuck inside due to dangerously inclement weather, but I was very fortunate that my family and I were able to remain safe during the blizzard just past. I did lose some income due to cancelled work, and I probably got a little fatter due to a sedentary weekend. On…
The album I released almost three years ago, In The City Lights, surprises me with it’s ability to get radio play. I recently did some checking and found that the song “Change Me” received multiple spins in 2015 on TLC radio New Zealand and on internet radio by DJ Nicole. Many thanks to TLC and…