I made sure that during my last trip to England I got information on Cliveden

It was Valentine’s Day, and I was aloooooone.
Fortunately, such is the way of graduate school (if college is like a large buffet of dating opportunities, graduate school is more like the supermarket salad bar at eleven at [...]

Lucky me, I took a trip to Key West last week. After roaming around the Atlantic on a cruise ship, we docked at Florida’s southernmost key at the end of our week on board. I had the pleasure of strolling up Duval Street, wandering past albino snakes, kiosks full of flamingo gift items [...]

I’ve heard many arguments about why romance novels are often just plain good books, but one of the most frequent is that lots of people like it. While I agree that popularity is certainly an indication of appeal, I wouldn’t say it is always an indication of outstanding quality. Take McDonald’s, for instance. [...]

Today’s post is about fun and prizes, so let’s play a game! It goes like this:
1. Take five random novels from your bookshelf.
2. Book 1—find the first sentence
3. Book 2—find the last sentence on page 50
4. Book 3—find the second sentence on page 100
5. Book 4—find the next to the last sentence on page 150
6. [...]

Worry. Writers do it well. When I came across Shel Silverstein’s Whatif poem, I knew I had to reply with a poem of my own:
A Writer’s Whatif
Before I sat down at my desk
My heart began racing in my chest
Some whatifs started to whisper in my ears
And their questions uncovered all my fears
Whatif I can’t finish [...]

Sentimentality and Creative Writing
As I drove to a meeting one night, an idea for my first entry in this blog came to mind. The inspiration formed while I listened to one of my favorite old songs, Sweet Talkin’ Woman by Electric Light Orchestra. Bear with me while I date myself.
During this song, I travel [...]