The longest chapter arrives today in a fitful burst of energy. Roger is relieved to have the copy of the play once more in his clutches, and when he shares it with Sally and Morton, sparks fly. I also loved creating Leonora, who will loom larger as the tale progresses. Writing a weekly serial is…
Where did I leave you last? Oh yes, the meeting with the cast and crew of the Fidalgo Island Theater Ensemble was about to begin . . . and now it ends, and on a sinister note. More mischief to come . . . Read on, and then reread, and please let me know how…
I’m getting to know the peripheral characters in the cast today just a bit more. The cast I’ve created, and the future cast of the play. Sally is someone with an interesting past, and she has an adoring suitor. She and Martin were introduced in Part 1, and Sally will play a supporting role once…
Hello A Writer’s Life readers, Just a short interlude to let everyone see Zippy in all his glory . . . shadowed by years and the sun. Zippy is a magnificent pooch, a long-coat German shepherd from the von Bullinger breeders up in Canada. In human years, he’s supposedly around 60 years old, a ripe…
All the world’s a stage . . . and Shakespeare knew this best. Today’s chapter begins with his poem about this stage, the theater, the players, and shadows the creation of today’s chapter. One of the characters in The Play (The Queen’s Idle Fancy) is being charmed, cajoled . . . conjured. “We are all demonic!”—Queen…