THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Set in the mid 80’s East Berlin, a Stasi agent is sent to spy and report on possible anti-communist party activities of a well known playwright and his lover. Agent Wiesler is a credit to his job, but as the assignment progresses, he finds himself […]
One of my favorite parts of parenthood is watching my children intertwine imagination in every aspect of their day. Even if they never become professional writers, I truly believe imaginative play will help them succeed no matter what their chosen profession. Although a child (or adult) is never too begin imaginative play, I’ve geared the […]
Yep, Erotica. Me. I actually took a college class on erotic literature way back in the olden days, which made me see the whole genre in a different light. So whether you just enjoy a good steamy book, or are reading erotica for its literary merits (humph, cough, yeah that) I won’t judge. THE LAST […]
I read an excellent blog post recently about indy published work written by children . The blogger made a comment that a writer is never *really* a published author until a publishing company, i.e. someone other than themselves, has evaluated their work, deemed it worthy of risk and investment, and assumed said risk by publishing […]