Author Archives: TerryH

So, looking for inspiration, I checked out what was with the moving dancer doodle who spelled out Google on Google’s homepage today. Turned out it was in recognition of dancer Martha Graham‘s 117th birthday. Graham actually died in 1991, at … Continue reading →

If you’ve been following along with my story idea blogs, you’ve probably figured out by now that my story ideas often come out of my current preoccupations. (And if I’m not overly preoccupied with something, I can always pull a … Continue reading →

Okay, not everything happens. And not all at the same moment or even the same day. But as April comes to an end, there are a lot of things about to happen that have been built up in the news … Continue reading →

You know, with Libya, Iran, Egypt, et al. going through their violent rethinks of who they want as leaders, it’s easy to forget how fortunate you are if you live in a country where leaders and governments are changed by … Continue reading →

Whew. The plan was a to do this blog once a week on Wednesdays and here it is Saturday. It’s been that kind of week, with home renos, family demands, and mostly a push I’m in right now to prep … Continue reading →

I’m reading the draft of a friend’s novel right now which is notable for two things: 1) excellent writing, and 2) length. I mean, this guy rarely writes short, but he’s outdone himself this time. Worst thing is that because … Continue reading →

So…back from a series of health problems that finally centered in on an incorrectly diagnosed abscess. Can you say threatened septicemia? But after an operation and a whack of antibiotics I’m my old chipper self. What it did bring to … Continue reading →

One way into a story that I’ve mentioned before is place, setting, environment. Let’s take, only to show the way this can go, that most cliched of settings/environments – a rainy day. Note that a rainy day isn’t enough by … Continue reading →

My last post diverged a little bit from straight story ideas to talk about how to do something with that idea once you had it – how to actually move from some vague idea for a story or desire to … Continue reading →

The title of this blog is “ideas everywhere you look” and I do mean that literally. There’s a story in those stray hairs that won’t stay in place, from the color of the sky today, from the first thing a … Continue reading →