work-in-progress

Literary genre: haven or prison?

Creative Commons licence.http://moon.com/2014/03/hiking-and-recreation-in-parque-nacional-torres-del-paine/ A little over a year ago, I wrote a post for the Guild of Dreams blog where I wondered about how important it is for a writer to remain within a genre. Now that I have just sent my third manuscript to an editor, I find myself wondering about that again. Without […]

How a friend's comment solved a major writing problem

Image source: writeshop.com I have been wrestling for years over how to organize my work-in-progress, Walking from the USSR. An almost casual comment from a friend over dinner presented a solution. Now I feel I can wrap this baby up! The book is the story of my father-in-law, Maurice, who served in the Red Army […]