Hibernation. If you know anything about bears, you probably know they hibernate. You might also know about their love for honey and trout and salmon. And maybe you know that mama bears are, well, mama bears. You don’t mess with them. Title image: Courtesy of Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. No copyright infringement is […]
Part of the fun of writing shapeshifter stories is to inhabit the world of the shifter animal. In Wealth Whispers – the third in my shapeshifter trilogy – it’s bears. That is to say: werebears. Werebears: Do Your Research First thing to do when writing a shapeshifter story: read up on the animal. As I’ve […]
“Oh, so that’s a rough draft. I’ve always wondered.” This was the remark a student made in response to my comment about his research paper: “When you make your points in the order you found them, that’s a rough draft.” I am a seasoned writer. Another way to put it: if I’m not seasoned by […]
Today I discovered that I suffer from a condition I didn’t even know existed: crossword clue envy. Would I like to see my name on the NY Times bestseller list? Sure. Would I be happy if Netflix knocked on my door? Of course. But when I came to 50 Down on a crossword I was […]
I’m currently doing the research for the third book in my shapeshifter trilogy, Wealth Whispers. This involves reading up on bears in order to envision my hero who is a werebear. It also involves thinking more broadly about my were world. I am enjoying the challenge of imagining characters fully in touch with their animal […]
Join us online today at 4:00. Florida International University is holding a conference On Love. The host is Phillip M. Carter, Director of the Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment. It’s easy. Just click on the link, below. And Join Stream: https://calendar.fiu.edu/event/chue_presents_love#.YCwPmhNKiPQ I am one of five speakers. My talk is “The Art of […]
Valentine’s Day 2021 falls on Sunday. The Love Conference is two days later. Namely, February 16 at 4:00 pm EST. So, close enough! Phillip M. Carter has organized it. And I am a happy participant. Valentine’s Day 2021 – Choose Your Love Many kinds of love exist. English has but one all-encompassing word for this […]
Next week is the Love Conference at Florida International University. Phillip M. Carter, Director of the Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment, has organized it. So, mark your calendars. Tuesday, February 16 at 4:00 EST. It’s a zoom conference, of course. I have attended many of the conferences Phillip has organized during this past […]
We all know what to deck the hall with. That’s right, boughs of holly. Sure, we all know it because the song has an upbeat melody and lots of fun fa-la-las. But it’s also memorable because it sets the Yuletide scene so deftly. Along with all the fresh and fragrant greenery, we hear about “gay […]
Money for Nothing is Book II in my Buy Me Love shapeshifter trilogy. I am delighted to say that it will be available at the end of this month. You can preorder now. I began the series with a prequel, The Alpha’s Edge. There I introduced the were-world I intended to create. Both The Alpha’s […]