by Jamie FrevelettiSunset in Puerto Vallarta MexicoThink that as a writer you'll be able to sit in an exotic locale and write? Well, you're half right, I've been known to write in any number of exotic locations, but not for the reasons one would think. I've written in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia,...
Writing About Exotic Locations
...by Karna Small BodmanIf you could go anywhere, do anything - and write about it -- where and what would it be? That's the question some of my Rogue colleagues have been answering over the past few weeks. Now it's my turn. Thinking about a few of my travels over the...
SNATCHED–Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
by K.J. HoweKidnapping has captured the imagination of Hollywood. Halle Berry fights for the return of her daughter in Kidnap, a mama lion ready to defend her cub at any cost. Taylor Shilling engages in a cat-and-mouse game when she hires a company to abduct her in Take Me. And comedic geniuses...
Paris in the Spring
S. Lee Manning: This round, all of us Rogues are individually answering the question: If I could be anywhere and do anything, what would it be? Well, in my case, I’d be exactly where I am now. I’m writing this blog ten days before my flight, but by the time you read it, I’ll be there. ...
Going to Moscow … Want to come along?
I'm currently reading 4 great books. Why the Post-its & paper scraps marking passages? Read on.... By Gayle Lynds. Recently a fellow writer asked me to suggest a book to learn about espionage “so I can write more detailed, knowledgeable fiction.” What a wonderful question. ...
I’M A WRITER?
by Chris GoffThe author at age 2When I was little, very early on I learned how to tell a story. Both my mom and dad were storytellers. My mother could mesmerize a room. My father was a musician, who'd had his own radio show and loved community theater. Both were fearless when it came to...
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
by Sonja StoneMother's Day Binge-Watch Lineup. For those of you without imminent deadlines.Eventually my manuscript will be finished and I’ll have the chance to take a walk, pick up a book, cook a meal. But until then, my free time consists of thirty minutes a day on the elliptical. I...
PUT UP OR SHUT UP: WRITING ON A DARE
By Francine MathewsTwenty-five years ago, my husband Mark and I were celebrating our fourth wedding anniversary on a weekend out of town with friends. We'd spent those four years in Washington, DC--he as a lawyer with the Justice Department, and I as an intelligence analyst at the CIA. That...
When Someone Rains On Your Writing Parade -Part II
A promotional disc of Love's Gonna Find YouMother's Day is around the corner and I wanted to both pay tribute to moms and to follow up on my last post. That last post dealt with the rain that some pour on the creatives of the world for reasons that elude me. This post deals with some of...