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Bits and Pieces
“He knew everyone had flaws. People fell from grace all the time. But some people fell further than others.” From “Ferrelli’s Fall” (Creek Songs).
Tag Archives: Michael Connelly
Finding the “just right” character name
I don’t have a magic potion for selecting a character name. Sometimes the name just arrives. Other times, it’s a hard search. I may have to give the character a temporary name for a while as I push ahead in … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, fiction writing, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, novel, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged Andy Weir, finding character names, Harry Bosch, Mark Watney, Michael Connelly, Mitch Rapp, naming a character in a work of fiction, Order to Kill, The Martian, The Wrong Side of Goodbye, Vince Flynn
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Books, Moods, and Locations
For years, I read one book at a time. I didn’t start the next book until the current book was finished. Sometimes during that process, I’d forget where I left the book du jour and have to go on a search … Continue reading
Music – As Inspiration
In my journey as a writer, I sometimes have been led into a poem or short story through a work of art or sculpture or a piece of photography. But I can’t think of a time when a specific piece … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, Reading, Writing
Tagged Alfred Newman, Clair de lune, Claude Debussy, Cyril Scott, Enya, George Gershwin, inspiration, John Coltrane, Lotus Land, Michael Connelly, Mozart, Music, Rhapsody in Blue, Richard Rodgers, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Soul Eyes, Street Scene, Vivaldi
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Written Beneath the Palms 