by Sherry | Jan 27, 2024 | Creativity, Writing
The last cake I baked drifted out of the pan as if it were an angel descending, settled on the platter, and promptly split down the middle. The fissure was about the size of the Grand Canyon. Since it was a birthday cake and, thus, not expendable, I made repairs. It...
by Sherry | Dec 14, 2023 | Book of Mercy, Books, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Reading, Up There, Writing
We can hardly take a breath without running into stories. There are stories in newspaper, in songs on the radio, in the gossip of our friends. Museums are packed with stories. I ran into the story of the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen and sat on her throne...
by Sherry | Jul 9, 2023 | Down Dog Diary, Mysteries, Reading, Reading, Warrior's Revenge, Writing
In the world of mystery writing, amateur detectives come in all shapes, sizes, skills, pedigrees and even species. They go to bed with us at night, keep us company as we wait for the kids in the carpool, and distract us from the fellow on the cell phone spewing his...
by Sherry | Jul 28, 2017 | Books, Reading, Spirituality, Writing, Yoga
Long ago in a land faraway a humble physician named Patanjali codified his thoughts and knowledge of yoga in The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. This is a guide for living the right life. It is also a guide to right writing. You don’t believe in all this yoga stuff?...
by Sherry | Feb 22, 2016 | Book of Mercy, Creativity, On Writing, WriteTips, Writing
Unlike O. Henry, most of us are not short story factories. We stare at blank screens and wonder if our writing lives are over. What if we never get another fresh idea? What if that last essay or story or novel was it? Let’s look at how O. Henry defeated the...