How it all began.. My mother is a storyteller. Family stories, fiction. Stories about herself, about her kids. Stories she read in a book. My Dad, more of a thinker than a storyteller, still told us stories every night -- epic multi-night adventures, in which we were the main characters. As we got older, … Continue reading REALLY the Beginning
Short Story: Eveningsong
Author's Note: this was written over 25 years ago, but I give it to you as it was written, without corrections. Eveningsong A short story by Linda Newville. "Sharon's coming over. And Jeff, you know, the wizard in our Game. And Donald. He's the cute one. And Tom, he's a warrior. And I think Marie … Continue reading Short Story: Eveningsong
The Beginning
I'll take care of that later... So in deciding to launch a writing career, I've been focusing on the writing: I have to have something worthy to pitch. I need to have submissions out. I should concentrate on 'the book.' Promotion, Blogs, Social Media--I'll take care of that later. You know, the 'career' part of … Continue reading The Beginning