1984?

Hello SE friends, Gwen with you today, and I’ve an unusual topic to share. It was generated by recent comments made by neighbors, friends, and family members. Have you heard folks mention 1984? Not the year, but the book or the movie? Rarely a day passes that I don’t hear references to George Orwell’s book …

Writing About Life After Death

Hello S.E. friends, Gwen with you today. I’ve been absent for a while because of a move across the country. Now that I’m settled, it’s good to be sharing ideas with you again. You may recall that my prior post focused on the last moments of life. Today I continue that thread and look into …

Create a system – Work the system

Hi Gang! Craig with you today. I’m making notes on July 4th as I watch the Hobbit trilogy on television. I’m going to take the time to turn this into the post you’re reading today. I guess the topic has to be somewhat related to fan fiction. There are a few sites, like Wattpad, that …

Research – Love It or Hate It

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today.  I have a confession to make. When I first began writing fiction, I hated to do research. I didn’t want to bother with such mundane tasks. Once I even wrote a blog post titled “Research, A Necessary Evil.”  I’m not sure why I had such an aversion. I’ve …

Another reason to read and write…

Hi, SEers! Gwen with you today. After learning that March is Brain Injury Month, I thought it might be interesting to share some medical benefits of reading and writing. Before we begin that discussion, though, I’ll digress with a personal story. In December 2018 I had neurosurgery and in February 2020, just as COVID reared …