D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Feb 252 minAging loudI first remember my grandmother when she was around 55 years old. She looked the same to me until the day she died, aged 80. Grandma love...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Feb 151 minWaiting for answers to questions we don't askWe all do it: we stop ourselves from asking questions, fearing we might create an awkward situation. This is especially true if we haven'...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Feb 112 minThe angels creaked a bitThey were street decorations, put up by the town to make the holiday season more festive. They were supposed to make people cheerful. Che...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Feb 82 minAn incorrigible puppy.When I decided that the characters in the story would span a number of books, I thought about where to start them and how to handle their...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Feb 32 minStairways and StaircasesDespite a long fascination with these incredible inventions, until recently I had used the terms interchangeably. Apparently, staircases ...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 313 minStaying a hero -- the Adventure of Bald BabyWhen you're working on a murder mystery, you have to deal with the victim and the perpetrator -- what do friends, family, or acquaintance...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 291 minThe power of a little storyYesterday morning, I wrote a blog about a story that has shaped who I have become. It was a story about ignoring the improbability of a m...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 282 minNever look behindOne of my favourite writers is Gregory Clark. Greg Clark was a Canadian original, a journalist and soldier, as brave in one as in the oth...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 192 minThe mystery of the decorated boxI bought it because I need to store old tax returns and receipts for the requisite six years. Since I do returns for a number of family m...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 112 minAn eye patch and a hairpieceWhen I'm writing a character into a story, it could probably be sorted into any number of groups. One of the most obvious to me while I'm...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 92 minThe 12 DaysThe Christmas tree has been taken down and the decorations put away. We were a little late this year, probably because it was really hard...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 82 minGlimpsed livesI guess I'm a packrat. My desk is clean; my bookshelves are neat; every two weeks I fill the bin with the remnants of urgent necessity (j...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 72 minA heap of broken imagesJust before I began to write Death of the Limping Man, I heard of the sad and untimely loss of Erin Wall, the wonderful American-Canadian...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 62 minThe wind is veeringPoint of view is important to me. I see pictures in my mind; sometimes they're important enough to describe. Most often not. But some pic...
D.E. Ring -- Write about what you know: fragments and moments shaping my writing.Jan 62 minTwo kids, bananas, and rum-runnersYou never know what is going to get an idea rolling. I was working on an idea for a play and in my research came upon a newspaper article...
