This Thursday, we celebrate Sherlock Holmes Day and it brought to mind that there are many detective's throughout literature, TV shows and movies, that we are drawn to. Now, before we go any further some of you may be questioning my use of the word 'consummate',...
1st August has become Spider-man Day for many fans. The popular character debuted August 1, 1962 and has transitioned from comic books to animated cartoons, from action figures to live action movies. Although the date of Spidey's first appearance in comic books is...
Photo by Martin Lopez on Pexels.com I watched Book Club - The Next Chapter again with a friend over this long weekend. Yes, it's the second time but a)it was a nice outing with a friend, b) I languished in the Italian landscape and c) what not? The actors read three...
This past weekend I went to watch Book Club - The Next Chapter. It was a fun ride catching up with the four main characters again. For me, the best part was enjoying the three Italian cities they visited. It is many years since I was there, but the memories came...
There are several celebratory days this week! So let's get started. 2nd May - Harry Potter Day (May 2 was the day of the Battle of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series) This series is a global phenomenon not only with the books but the movies as well. 4th - 10th May -...
There are numerous movie adaptions of novels, and many we know well, due to their multiple adaptations. This is a list of the most frequently adapted stories. I also noted the first publication date, which shows how particular stories hold our imaginations, over and...
Back in November, 2013, I wrote the first draft of a western romance, Willow Tree Tears. Subsequently, it was edited and revised, but to date has not made it into the world. One character is an Italian businessman touring rodeo's selling his high end leather cowboy...
As we all know the definition of a trope in literary terms is a plot device or character attribute that is used so commonly in a genre that it is commonplace or conventional. I've recently been intrigued by the bad boy-good girl trope of romance books and movies,...
If you are like me you have a movie running in your head when you read a book. You can 'see' the characters, their surroundings and what is happening. As a writer this is a wonderful tool for my stories. I see everything as I write, getting those images onto the paper...