by Carolyn | Dec 13, 2015 | Ms. Persephone
Sitting on a veranda looking out at the Greek harbor as twilight falls all around, her guitar balanced on her knees, Tara takes in the long-unanswered question about her romantic life. It comes to her in a form unadulterated by bitter sorrow of her family’s history in...
by Carolyn | May 24, 2015 | The SoulFire
It may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that writing is a generous act of the spirit, but I believe it to be true. I love the way books, music and movies can transport us into other worlds. I love how they open up the imagination. Writing is an act of...
by Carolyn | May 24, 2014 | Ms. Persephone, Searching for Persephone
I’m obsessed with words. Writing is a practice of revealing what’s at the core. When I was doing the final edit to send my novel manuscript (“Searching for Persephone”) to the literary agent, the edit that I call the Crisp and Clean Edit (following...
