Tag Archives: Chicago Tribune

Sweat the small stuff

Posted on December 8, 2014 by

We’ve all seen it – a bruise that moves from the left to right eye after a cutaway, a hat that flies off in one scene but is firmly in place in the next, a lamp broken during a struggle … Continue reading →

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Bringing it home

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

Familial relationships are complicated. And they should be just as complex in fiction as they are in real life. With the oldest child an accused bioterrorist, the Blake family has more than its share of complications. In the ninth chapter … Continue reading →

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Characters writing themselves

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

After my critique group gave me a not-too-subtle push to get on the stick and write, I did. My first chapter is finished (first draft, anyway), and I started the second. It feels good. One of the most enjoyable things about … Continue reading →

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