Monthly Archives: January 2011

Second draft blues

I'm not sure how other writers handle it, but the second draft of my second novel is so much harder than the first one. The first, for me, concerns story, so you're lay out the skeleton of the book, deciding who lives or dies or loves or [...]

By |2023-10-14T00:13:23+00:00January 24, 2011|Beverly's Blog|

Writing in Public Spaces

While I really miss having a workshop, an alternative which really spurs the creative juices is writing in a public place, ie a coffee shop. Once a month a writing buddy and I meet and for a couple of hours forget about 2nd drafts that have put [...]

By |2023-10-14T00:13:53+00:00January 12, 2011|Beverly's Blog|

We’ve Lost Debbie Friedman

Yesterday was both sad and hopeful. Debbie Friedman, a force for healing and peace in the Jewish music world died much too soon. Her music brought us comfort, prayer and a closeness to a divine power all set to melodies which caused your heart to cry, to [...]

By |2023-10-14T00:14:15+00:00January 10, 2011|Beverly's Blog|

A New Year, A New Blog

It's a new year and I've decided to start the blog again. This time I won't expect anyone to follow it, it will just be my personal occasional comments on what I see. Sort of like the diary I kept when I was fourteen. I only did [...]

By |2023-10-14T00:14:38+00:00January 7, 2011|Beverly's Blog|
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