D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 11, 20212 minAn eye patch and a hairpieceWhen I'm writing a character into a story, it could probably be sorted into any number of groups. One of the most obvious to me while I'm...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 9, 20212 minThe 12 DaysThe Christmas tree has been taken down and the decorations put away. We were a little late this year, probably because it was really hard...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 8, 20212 minGlimpsed livesI guess I'm a packrat. My desk is clean; my bookshelves are neat; every two weeks I fill the bin with the remnants of urgent necessity...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 7, 20212 minA heap of broken imagesJust before I began to write Death of the Limping Man, I heard of the sad and untimely loss of Erin Wall, the wonderful American-Canadian...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 6, 20212 minThe wind is veeringPoint of view is important to me. I see pictures in my mind; sometimes they're important enough to describe. Most often not. But some...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 6, 20212 minTwo kids, bananas, and rum-runnersYou never know what is going to get an idea rolling. I was working on an idea for a play and in my research came upon a newspaper article...