K is for Kick. For the letter K, I decided to take a simple word with multiple meanings to see how it could apply to my Blogging from A to Z theme Reading, (W)riting, and Research. Those of us who write have to think about ways that words work on more than one level. Shakespeare was a master of this technique. For example, when Juliet tells Romeo, “You kiss by the book,” does she mean he kisses like a schooled…
(image Garo4 via Dreamstime) G is for Ghosts. At last! We’ve arrived! My favorite letter for Blogging from A to Z because, well, you know, I adore ghosts. (Thank you, old subscribers, for sticking with me. I promise once we arrive at Z, I’ll give you a much-needed break. Pinkie swear.) But…I love ghosts. I love thinking about ghosts. I love writing about ghosts. I love reading about ghosts. I love to watch ghost stories on the big screen. On…
(image courtesy Pointillist via Creative Commons) F is for Fear. Fear. We all feel it. For this Blogging from A to Z post I was thinking lately about how fear relates to reading and writing. Many years ago during my MFA studies, I read an essay in which the author stated all great writers are motivated by the fear of death, and even those who say they aren’t, really are. While I haven’t tested this hypothesis, I think writers…
D is for DogLit Welcome to day 3 of Blogging from A to Z and my theme the Three R’s: Reading, (W)riting, and Research! So, I’ve been noticing that the appearance of dogs in my writing has escalated. My first (unpublished) novel contains no dogs. My second, Moonlight Dancer, features a dog with a minor role. My current work in progress, Poseidon and Me, introduces a service dog with a major role. The novel after that, Please Take Me (still…
Day three of Blogging from A to Z and going strong! C is for Circle Dance. What’s that? you ask. The Circle Dance, or Ganggang sullae, is a 5,000 year old Korean harvest dance that women perform under the moonlight. They would dance under the brightest moon of the year in hopes of securing a good harvest. (image: public domain via wikicommons) This photo of a Circle Dance was taken in Jindo in 1890. I was so excited to find this…
Welcome to Day 2 of Blogging from A to Z! Pull up a chair for Blogging from A to Z in which I and other bloggers publish posts beginning with successive letters of the alphabet. Partly because I am a newbie to this A to Z blogging experience and partly because I’m a planner, I tried to map out all my letters ahead of time to minimize the craziness. Over a period of several weeks, most of the…