There’s this lovely bit in The Hobbit when Bilbo asks where Gandalf went while they were encountering the trolls, and what brought him back in the nick of time.  Gandalf answers to the first “Looking ahead,” and to the second, “Looking behind.”
This time of year I find is good for reflection of both sorts, and [...]

Throughout a writer’s career, she must suffer the doubts of numerous critics, both inside and out.  Will her writing group understand the new chapter?  Will this work be good enough to pick up an agent?  Will his editor appreciate the revisions?  Will readers be satisfied with the latest installment of the series?  Will Kirkus reviews finally [...]

It wasn’t so long ago that I was polishing up the manuscript that became my first published novel.  I was dreaming about who to send it to, how long it would take to show up at my local bookstore, and how much money I would make from it.  (I had done a lot of research [...]

This past weekend, I had the chance to attend an event we look forward to all year:  the New Hampshire Community Theater Festival.  This is a weekend of one-act plays performed by local groups, competing to go on to the regional and, hopefully, the national competitions.  I always enjoy good theater (and sometimes not-so-good theater, [...]