Tag: nature

• My Interview with Jennifer Donohoe

  Jennifer Donohoe is a fellow author and blogger (A World of Writing). She does a wonderful job of also promoting her colleagues. Yesterday, she posted a summary of my new novel, Trails in the Sand, along with the first chapter. Originally, she intended to post an interview with me for her Wednesday evening author interview…

  P. C. Zick

  February 21, 2013

  Books by P. C. Zick, Trails in the Sand

  amazon.com, authors, blog, characters, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, e-book, environment, fiction, Live from the Road, nature, novel, reviews, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, traditional publishing, Trails in the Sand, writers

• Juxtaposition – A wonderful word

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I love language. Certain words intrigue me. One of my favorites has always been “juxtaposition.” I love saying the word, but try working it into conversation on a regular basis. My dictionary from college sits on my desk with its torn binding and yellowing pages, but I still use Webster’s New…

  P. C. Zick

  September 28, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer

  dictionary, language, nature, words

• Revising – Dread then Joy

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I finished the second draft of my new novel Trails in the Sand before leaving on a trip to Denver two weeks ago. I like to have deadlines like that because once you leave a novel for a few days, it’s almost like starting over again. Since the incubation period is a…

  P. C. Zick

  September 26, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, editing, environment, fiction, nature, novel, protagonist, revision, story, writers, writers write, writing

• The Organic Writer

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I recently visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in western Pennsylvania. Wright described his design as organic architecture – a melding of nature and man. As I toured the home, I wanted to sit down and write. I yearned to send all the tour groups on their way so I could enjoy…

  P. C. Zick

  August 31, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Style and Grace, Uncategorized, Writing Ideas

  architecture, birds, Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright, nature, organic, trees, writing