THOUGHTS ON WRITING
I was recently asked for ‘a few thoughts about writing’ … Here, as succinctly as I can put them, they are … Whether you are a writer, reader, or some combination of both, …
I was recently asked for ‘a few thoughts about writing’ … Here, as succinctly as I can put them, they are … Whether you are a writer, reader, or some combination of both, …
Since completion of the three-part series on my ghost, Gertrude, I had not intended to write more of her. Yet, a recent incident that I believe is another manifestation of her presence, …
In several sonnets Shakespeare uses negativity to render praise upon the subject of the poem. This clever technique heightens the effect of positive praise found in the ending couplet. An …
In Shakespeare’s Othello, Desdemona defies her father’s wishes by marrying Othello. In the course of the play, Othello is convinced by the treacherous Iago that Desdemona has been unfaithful to …
This past October I visited western Connecticut to research scenes for the third novel of my Bret Manley Trilogy, following ‘To Sleep … Perchance to Die’ and ‘Revenge Best Served Bloody.’ …
In Act II, Scene II of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is hiding in the Capulet orchard when he sees Juliet, with whom he is hopelessly in love, appear in a …
Question: What do Shakespeare and Ian Fleming have in common? Answer: In his book, You Only Live Twice, Fleming states: “You only live twice, once when you are born and …
On a daily basis we hear news of potential terrorist threats to the United States and other countries. Revenge Best Served Bloody deals with such a threat and the potential harm that may …
I was in my Mansfield, Connecticut office reviewing the removal of wisdom teeth with a patient when on the TV in my reception room the announcement came that a plane …
As a writer of fiction, my personal aim is to entertain and enlighten. If a reader enjoys my plot and in the process learns something he or she hadn’t known, …