Plague Year Poems #197
Folks Letting Me Blather
I've known Greta Boris : For more then five years now but not as many as ten years, I think, ever since she joined the OC Fictionaires, the writing group that I've been a member of for something like twenty years. She writes mostly mystery novels, some of which are pretty funny, some of which are pretty suspenseful, and some of which are pretty much both at the same time. She and another author, Megan Haskell , also run a website called The Author Wheel where they do podcasts and offer writing courses and share their experiences with the wide world of publishing. As they put, "We've made the mistakes so you don't have to!" As part of their podcast series, they wanted to talk about the value of critique groups, so Greta asked me if I'd be willing to make various noises on that topic. I agreed, and the episode they put together from our conversation, " Staying True to Your Creativity With Mike Payne ," is now available...
Alas, I am sorry to read this news. I hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteYes, he's back to his usual self--though he still can't go swimming since his forehead continues its recovery from skin cancer surgery nearly three months ago now. The innard doctor said he had more colon than most people, so he's got plenty left even after the removal. Dad just says he's disappointed they didn't let take the resected parts to a taxidermist: he wanted to have it stuffed and mounted on the wall like a prize fish.
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