The kids have flown to their own lives, we want to live leaner, and now it’s time to let go of our beautiful big house that has sheltered us so well for 20 years. The new dream house is a place in the country with a little land around it, no more than an hour’sContinue reading “Leaving it all behind”
Author Archives: Signe Kopps
More writing advice
A writing friend sent me Wired for Story, which is another book about writing. I have a stack of these books; some are filled with helpful advice, others have at least one good thing to say. Wired for Story said something I’ve heard for years, but in a way that I finally understood, and thatContinue reading “More writing advice”
Becoming a character
I’m watching old episodes of the Sherlock Holmes with the incomparable Jeremy Brett and found an interview he gave about how was able to create such a memorable Holmes. He said, “I’m like a sponge, I squeeze the liquid of myself out and draw in the liquid of the creature I’m playing.” It’s the sameContinue reading “Becoming a character”
I’m a showoff
I’ve spent the last few months training to become a tour guide in the city’s Japanese Garden. It required hours of classes, giving a lot of practice tours, doing outside research, which I love, and many, many hours practicing my guide talk in my living room. I’m not a great public speaker. I tend toContinue reading “I’m a showoff”
Next time, I’ll proof the proof!
Oh, lord, why did I ignore the advice to read the proof for my book thoroughly before approving it for publication. All I did was admire the title page and flip through the book to make sure the page numbers were in sequence. After I published Anthra’s Moon, a sharp-eyed reader found a few typosContinue reading “Next time, I’ll proof the proof!”
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