Our annual summer bocce league is almost underway. Over two dozen teams, made up of four players each (plus alternates), meet at a local park to play bocce every Wednesday evening. Over the course of three months we battle it out to see who will be crowned the League champions and get to take home the so-cheesy-they’re-cool gold medals. It’s tons of fun. This year, with a slightly different group of team members, we decided a new team name was in order. Normally teams call themselves some ... VIEW POST
How to Keep Readers From Uttering Those Four Dreaded Words …
[NOTE: I submit this blog post as a writer, a reader, and a regular, everyday person. When I use the word ‘we,’ I’m referring to the collective, as in all writers, all readers or all citizens.] In the real world, where what happens to us via laws and public policy really matters, we seem to be okay with the fact that those we hire (read: “elect”) to represent us in government, are not straight with us. Basically, they lie. Even as candidates for office they lie, either directly or by ... VIEW POST
How Reliable are Memories?
I remember you ... sort of The past is a province in a fairy tale, suspended in the midst of pain, beauty and freedom. It is a universe of mirrors and an infinitely arbitrary, yet exciting, itinerary of metamorphosis. Journalist Cesare ... VIEW POST
How to Immerse Readers in a Foreign Language ….
... even if they don't understand a word of it on page one. Adoro l’Italia. I love the food, the people, the architecture, the sound of the language—you name it. So I set my latest romantic suspense novel, The Lair, in Verona, a beautiful, historic city located on the Adige River in the Veneto region of Italy. La campagna intorno a Verona è molto bella! There are hundreds of gorgeous locales in Italy, but you can’t go wrong with the area around Verona; it’s very beautiful.. There, in the ... VIEW POST
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