Category: HM
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Witch
Bent with age and surly with pain She lives in a respectable area Surrounded by gardens and high hedges Her old sprawling house, Resplendent with dogs and magical paraphernalia, Invites clients to leave money on the window sill. Groups clustered to hear and follow Instructions and curses Patiently lying on tables or Balancing on odd…
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Shire
Acrylic on Canvas © HMH, 2001
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Procrastination
A Writer’s Worst Enemy It’s late. After a long day of washing, I’d like to rest, but it won’t do. I’ve got to write, even if there isn’t much to say about laundry. There isn’t much to say about television in Germany either, so what do I do now? I must think of something, anything…
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Blarney
Did you kiss the Blarney? Stone of eloquence? Hanging upside down Like Odin on Yggdrasil: Tree of the world Giver of runes, Before Ask and Embla Set the world right Or put it out of its misery. Ragnarok and minor upheavals Never stopped someone with Something to say for himself From chattering on…
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Earth Sea
Acrylic on Canvas (section) © HMH, 2000
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Blogs — Are They a Headache?
Struggling to find a balance I just had a pleasant encounter with somebody who writes speculative fiction, probably with a hint of fantasy. Nice guy too. It was fun — and nobody can convince me that conversations between writers aren’t productive, as well as educational. I believe that it is time to do some…
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Stratford Hero
Will, willing to play with words Reclaiming language Innovating ancient staves Making new wind: demanding the sun and the moon. Wooing and wedding cottage love and industry Longing for ladies and dark youthful boys. Trespassing in the garden of love: Jealousy burning the innocent victim Star-crossed intimacy fated to fail Hapless heroines fighting for…
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Three Hills
Dreaming Hill Contemplating Hill Benevolent Hill Aquarelles on Paper © HMH, 2007
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Character Development
I find creating a protagonist one of the greatest challenges a writer must face. How to do it? There are many conflicting ideas about this, spanning from advocating descriptions to the absolute ban on the same. How best reveal character traits? A character sketch seems one way to avoid misunderstandings. It is neat, and easily…