Happily Hammered by (some of) Elmore Leonard’s 10 Hardboiled Rules of Writing

I have been writing and rewriting screenplays for so long now and I have not only had my characters kicking, screaming, asseverating and contemplating in the parenthetical line below the character name, but allowed them to “admonish gravely” in the action line. It was a way for me, the writer, to live vicariously as a director and indicate the tone of the scene to the reader, the actor, and even the director. But in a 50,000-80,000 word novel it can become daunting to be so creative and original. I realize now I spent countless extra hours on my novel breaking these two rules. … ~read/see more~

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Earth Day 2010 FERN VERDANT & THE SILVER ROSE in paperback!

Suggested For Earth Day 2010 – Diana Leszczynski’s book FERN VERDANT & THE SILVER ROSE – “Fern Verdant is the kind of young adult novel that adults will love too. It’s an action-adventure story, a coming-of-age story, and a hero’s journey. Its environmental theme makes it timely and relevant. It’s also really funny, with jokes, witticisms, and wisecracks embedded in nearly every page.” … ~read/see more~

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The Sorcerer and How to Read/Watch like a Writer/Storyteller

“as a writer/storyteller, my greatest intentions and hopes are to construct a story so it doesn’t go off in a direction not at all intended (written, thought, shot/edited, read/viewed), and to eliminate the things that make my stories unclear – on the page, on the screen and in the readers/viewers mind. my greatest aspirations are for art and craft and perception to alchemize.” ~ sarah nean bruce
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