by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 9, 2014 | Writing
There’s an old church and cemetery around the corner up the road. On our way back from our walk a few days ago, John and I wandered around the gravestones – some dating back to the mid 1800’s – some as recent as a three weeks ago. I found the...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 4, 2014 | The Medal, Writing
The proofs have arrived! It’s pretty exciting to see what The Medal will look like in book form. I’ve spent the last couple of days going over each page to check for errors or changes. My husband saw me moving my pencil from word to word and asked why I...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jul 23, 2014 | The Medal, Writing
When Borealis Press requested my novel, I had to make a decision about the ending. For months I had considered writing a different one. I like happy endings, but I think the new last chapter creates better dramatic irony. Now I have to send the manuscript to the...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jul 8, 2014 | The Medal, Writing
July 7th -the day I heard that Borealis Press wants to publish my novel, The Medal. My roller coaster ride with Borealis began in February. On one of my crazy-busy Tuesdays, I rushed home at 5:30 pm to change out of my yoga clothes and get ready to pick up my...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | May 2, 2014 | Writing
When some people write, they dump all their words on the page until they exhaust their ideas. It’s an intense, uninterrupted process. Not me. I write a paragraph or two (sometime just a sentence) and then I review: there’s a better word here; I need more...
