Memory Catcher

Have you run down the road toward publication, then screeched to a halt at the thought of actually getting into print? Suddenly you're thinking, How could I have ever thought this was good? Here are three surefire ways to live in obscurity, get no recognition, and make no connection with readers. Read More

By the time I'd perfected my writing, the topic had become obsolete. Then I learned how to push past perfectionism to keep my writing flowing and get it out into the world. Read More

"I look like a tough little bitch in that one." Truman Capote cocks his head and points to his full-length oil portrait. I was unprepared for this outburst, let alone his oddity. Read More

Our white Ambassador sedan wound from the Arabian Sea to India’s Cardamom Hills, past an elephant with his mahout and sacred cows lounging in the center of the road. As we entered a dimly lit rubber plantation, I saw white sap dripping down smooth tree trunks, rows of silent sentries in the shadowed woods. Read More

As we plowed the sea green waters of Venice's Grand Canal, past pink palazzos and creamy villas, a domed Palladio church emerged ghostly through the mist, floating above the waterline. On a rainy day in Venice or under the Tuscan sun, the palette of place adds mood and emotional content to our writing. Read More