Photo for my profile

Oddly enough, this is the only way I can figure to get a new photo into my Blogger profile. Go figure!

Book by Card

I've been reading Orson Scott Card's "Characters and Viewpoint," an excellent and encouraging guide for any writer of fiction. If there really is a novel inside every one of us, waiting to break out, here's a book that can help it make its escape.

My two older children are either in or on their way to new creative adventures, one entering college and the other starting work at an animation studio. So rather than regret my own lost past opportunities for creative work, I've decided to find new opportunities now. I could probably write a book just on lost creative opportunities!

So I hope to be using this blog to test out characters and dramatic situations, and eventually develop a devoted if not obsessive following.