Movie Review: La Vie en Rose, Director Olivier Dahan, 2007 La Vie en Rose tells the story of the life of Edith Piaf, born in 1915 into a life of poverty and raised for a portion of her life in a brothel. As a child, she joined her father’s street performance act, and began singing […]
Back when I lived at the lake, I loved to watch the vultures in the trees. There would be dozens of them in the bare branches each winter. Patient. Watching. Sometimes they’d be on the ground and I’d marvel at their size and the breadth of their wingspan. With their bald heads and dull black […]
I’ve had a couple of Beta Readers that were willing to read my first draft, and I truly appreciate the feedback they gave. It’s made my book much tighter, cleaner. But some of the most valuable feedback is the kind I never really received. One of my readers is my brother, Frank. He’s perfect. He’s […]
I’ve asked a few people to beta read “A Cockroach Bound
I’ve been dismembering my query letter with a machete. I’m reasonably satisfied with my book synopsis. I took a hard look at my first three chapters, just in case the gods smiled upon me and somebody actually asked for a partial. Then, as I researched agent submission requirements, I came across “first five pages.