23 Tips from Famous Writers for New and Emerging Authors 19 July 2013 — 11 Comments I. “I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal…
Month: February 2014
Rain Coming!
Rain is coming to Southern California. I think I can speak for all SoCAL folk by saying, “Hallelujah.” The newspapers are calling the upcoming precipitation, “the longest rain event in three years.” This brings some hope since we are in a drought emergency after one of the driest years to date. Of course, rain doesn’t…
Back at the Orange Grove
We are officially in the bedroom of our Spartan trailer. This is new since the bedroom has been a storeroom for the past several years. In the past we have pitched a tent when we’ve stayed overnight, but we concluded that the prospect of all that work was deterring us from sleeping here. It’s tough…
A Day with Luna and her Grandpa
We picked up our granddaughter, Luna, at 8 :15 am and Sarah arrived back at our house at 4:15 pm. Here is a basic overview of our day together. Heading downtown to rendezvous with Sarah, who had to work in the clinic today. Luna strapped in and ready to go. Luna with Grandpa when we…
Celebration at Connie and Ted’s, Weho’s Newest Seafood Restaurant
Tonight, Ray and I went out with Liz and Ron and Ron’s parents to celebrate some very happy news: Liz and Ron have both landed jobs post bar exam! Hurray and congratulations, you two. We are all very proud and pleased. We had a celebratory dinner at Connie and Ted’s on Santa Monica Blvd, which…
Movie Saturday
We’ve been watching TMC’s Oscar Month today, which has included The Pelican Brief and The Lion in Winter. Lilies of the Field is just beginning. Yes, a movie-watching marathon for Ray and me. This is after a week juggling multiple concerns so it’s a welcome respite. I must say that The Pelican Brief was a…
Work at the Orange Grove Today
Today Ray and I spent all day in Ojai. We were getting the orange grove ready for an onslaught of campers this weekend: Sarah and Gregorio, Liz and Ron and friends. Ray and I do well with deadlines so this gave us the perfect impetus to make our orange grove hospitable for our guests. The…
Following a Prius Through Beverly Hills
Today I met a writing friend of mine for coffee in Westwood. On the way over, I was beset with bogged down traffic on Santa Monica Blvd. so I took an alternate route through Beverly Hills on Carmelita. I was following a black Prius from one stop sign to the next traveling west. I noted…
A Proud Writing “Mama”
Today, I have two newsworthy events to report. First, my sweet student, Talulah Brown, has gotten word that she has been accepted at her first choice college: Sarah Lawrence in Bronxville, NY. This is a highly competitive school and I am delighted for her. She had already been accepted to her other top choice school,…
Sleeping in the Orange Grove and Congrats to Liz!
Ray and I are up in Ojai enjoying an overnight in our 1953 Spartan, which is in the middle of our orange grove. Cordelia and Sammie, our Corgie and Scottie, are here with us, and we are settled in for the night at the late hour of 7:35 pm. Usually, we come up for the…
20 Minutes a Day 