Sometimes as I write, it feels as if I am tapping time on the shoulder. The best is when she turns and welcomes me.
- Sandra Morris
Other Inspirations
Signs intrigue me. These five words don't seem to belong together at first. Then, I thought about it.
What I'm Reading Now
The advice about writing - read. From writing teachers, and from Faulkner. And so, I attempt to devour pages, and with each sentence, develop my taste.
What I'm Writing Now
Research for my novel has taken me back in time, in my own life, in the life of others. The web, the New York Times archive, the yearbooks . . .
"When Harry first saw the photograph of Earth taken from space, a photograph from last year’s Apollo 8 mission, December 1968, he studied it over and over . . . He found nothing but blue ocean, the darker area of land masses, maybe the white of snow peaks and the cover of clouds. Distance could mask a lot of scars."