Musings

Through Elizabeth's Eyes: When I sit down to write, I hope to craft a story that pulls the reader in. If done well, the reader is immersed.

As a writer, my memories and emotions influence my fiction. What's more, I liken being a fiction writer to being a method actor.

Cana is a town nestled somewhere in the California wine country. It’s 1945 and to visit there, one must travel winding roads.

Memories, like ghosts, can haunt us.

I have boxes of keepsakes and in these boxes are talismans evoking the memories and stories related to a particular place and time.

On that particular day, I was on the city bus on the way home from school playing the “what if” game... This is the day I met Paolo.

Breaking News! The Passenger's new cover has arrived.

The Nature of Doors. Perhaps some doors never fully close even when new ones open.

When I'm writing, music sets the stage and shows me history in a very active way. With it, I travel through time, and I’m immersed.

Music and books go together like two sides of the same coin. I could not have one without the other. Each book I write has a soundtrack.

This is the story of how my sister handed me a book and I fell in love with a whole genre.

There have been countless times I've found myself awestruck by the beauty found in a photograph or painting. A beauty I wouldn't have notice

One moment I’m eating my late breakfast, the next my mind is envisioning the haunted gravel road that leads up to the Clemente Vineyard.

The Magic in Writing ~ As a writer, there is nothing more magical than when you envision a scene and capture it on paper just as you saw it.

An October State of Mind. October brings to mind thoughts of All Hallow's Eve. To celebrate October, here's a ghost-filled excerpt.

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