by Sherry | Oct 13, 2023 | Books, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Relationships, Up There, Writing
When you write a book about an extraordinary woman in an ordinary world, you think a lot about perspective. I think about perspective because of artist Andrew Wyeth, who is an expert in changing our perspectives, and my three-year-old grandson, who is an expert in...
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 | Nov 19, 2019 | Book Marketing, Libraries, Publishing Industry, Writing
“What’s wrong with freedom, man? That’s what it’s all about.”—Easy Rider You can call us self-published. You can call us indie authors. You can call us rebels. We are people who have decided to approach our writing not through the lens of the gatekeepers—traditional...
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...
by Sherry | Aug 26, 2013 | Down Dog Diary, Travel, Writing
After a visit to Tulum, the Maya ruins on the coast of the Yucatan in Mexico, and hearing about the human sacrifices, I knew I had to name the heroine in my upcoming mystery, Maya Skye: I am Maya Skye. I am named for a civilization that tracked celestial bodies...
