WELCOME TO MY BLOG, FELLOW WRITERS AND READERS! https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Thanks to writer Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop for her witty reactions to AI’s editing! Dreams and the Narrative of Our Lives Join Karen Garloch on her journey from newspaper reporter to novelist! About Lily Is it possible to keep our connection to nature while living our city lives? Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop comments on Chatty GPT: Will AI learn to keep it simple? Meet Maryka Biaggio, who has a very clever approach to writing the historical novel! Thanks to Al Sirois, who has a strong presence in this interview, taking us into his writing process! Join Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop in her amazing 4th of July celebration! Thanks to Michael Loyd Gray for sharing parts of his writing life in this absorbing interview! The stuff our dreams are made of! How are writers like detectives? What is the REAL THING? Is there a connection between baseball and writing? Writing groups? Yes, there are pros and cons to them! Joseph Cornell’s splendid boxes! Isabel Archer meets A.M. Homes: Meaningful connections? It’s not fair! THANKS TO ELIZABETH WINTHROP ALSOP FOR SHARING THE EVOLUTION OF HER CASTLE SERIES Tracking Freedom Why I’m grieving the death of print dictionaries! First woman to work on the waterfront! Woman on the Waterfront How are writers like detectives? Lying in service of the truth! In praise of libraries! My first act as a writer! Thanks to prolific writer Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop for sharing her daily writing rhythm! The Editor’s Craft Words! Words! Words! Writing like an architect! Huge thanks to Zackary Vernon for our inspiring chat about his writer’s journey! I learned so much. What are some pros and cons of writing groups? Rediscovering a landmark in San Francisco What is Mexico’s spirit of place? Books Is it possible to make meaningful connections in our lives? How visual artist Joseph Cornell sparks my writing! Meet prolific novelist Michael C. White who takes us inside his writing life! Henry James’ Isabel Archer meets A. M. Homes What’s in a dream? FLING! ALL THIS: Lily’s POETRY COLLECTION How fairytales help us to embrace life’s hardships & endure them Fairy Tales: the Rhythm of the Night What’s the relationship between poetry and perception? What does baseball have to do with writing? Guest Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop reveals the pitfalls of Hybrid Publishing Lily Iona Home Page Lily Iona MacKenzie Blog