I've got a few drafts of short stories---deciding that while I'm working my full time day job, I will be able to tinker with short stories rather than tackle a full blown novel right away....  Hopefully, this is a good decision for a few reasons:  I won't have to worry about losing track of a train of thought in the novel (where there are ( Read more... )

He always said his female characters were based on her.  There was a little bit of Harriet in all of his women...the good and the not so good ( Read more... )