by Lee Purcell | May 16, 2024 | Market, Sell
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary succinctly defines ghostwriting as, “to write for and in the name of another.” Making a living as a writer is downright difficult, so the possibility of ghostwriting as an adjunct to your personal writing pursuits might be...
by Lee Purcell | May 11, 2024 | Create
In a quote that has traveled extensively since it first appeared in Four Quartets: Little Gidding in 1942, T.S. Eliot wrote, We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time....
by Lee Purcell | Apr 22, 2024 | Market
How do you find your voice as a writer? This question is right up there with perennial questions like, “What should I be when I grow up?” There are no easy answers to either question, but some helpful guidance might steer you in a profitable direction. Starting out,...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 21, 2024 | Discover
Many books deal with the craft of writing, outlining literary techniques, plot devices, character development, story pacing, and so on. Fewer titles, however, delve into the heart of writing. What does it take to go beyond the ordinary and enter that special realm...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 19, 2024 | Create
Writers have an innate desire to write and, fortunately, we live in a time where the options for doing so in a public way are stupendous. Writing a blog doesn’t guarantee you an audience, but, as with all stages of writing, you need a place to host your words,...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 18, 2024 | Discover
Grappling with the nature of existence seems to be a preternatural pursuit for humans. Quoting from the Book of Bokonon (referenced later), this is how it goes: Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly,Man got to ask himself why, why, why?Tiger got to sleep, bird got to...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 25, 2022 | Discover, Narration
Written by Lee Purcell, narrated by David Purcell, Under the Church is situated in a small northern California town, not far from Weed, trapped in the backwaters of time where curiosity and fear abound in equal measure. Under the Church by Lee Purcell, narrated by...
by Lee Purcell | Oct 29, 2021 | Discover, Narration
English author Montague Rhodes James (M.R. James) earned respect as a medievalist scholar in the early 1900’s at King’s College, Cambridge, and, later, Eton College. Today, he is primarily remembered for his ghost stories, which blended the familiar Gothic...
