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Thanks to Al Sirois, who has a strong presence in this interview, taking us into his writingĀ process! I'm grateful to Al Sirois, a fellow Regal House author, for sharing with us his writing journey.... https://lilyionamackenzie.com/thanks-to-al-sirois-who-has-a-strong-presence-in-this-interview-taking-us-into-his-writing-process/
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Thanks to Michael Loyd Gray for sharing parts of his writing life in this absorbingĀ interview! Writing is a need, an obsession, a requirement, a deal-breaker, a demand, a passion, a job, a benevolent disease, a fervent cause, (Iām trying to get in the rhythm of that great opening to A Tale of Two Cities!), an identity, perpetual solace, a warm refuge, sharp perspective, and as essential as blood coursing through my veins and the air in my lungs. Writing is my voice. Iām being heard.... https://lilyionamackenzie.com/thanks-to-michael-loyd-gray-for-sharing-parts-of-his-writing-life-in-this-absorbing-interview/
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The stuff our dreams are madeĀ of! Since my late 20s, Iāve recorded my dreams every morning, curious about the wonderful dramas that unfold each night in the subterranean depths.... https://lilyionamackenzie.com/the-stuff-our-dreams-are-made-of/
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Untitled Iāve been thinking recently how writers are like detectives. They constantly need to beĀ observant, picking up clues from what people are wearing, how they gesture, the words they speak, the way they interact with others.... https://lilyionamackenzie.com/10433-2/
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What is the REAL THING?
I recall returning home a while back after spending time at a recently built rental home on the Oxnard, California, beach. It had a wonderful view overlooking the harbor and ocean. You might think I would miss the incredible views and location, as well as the house, brimming with technological toys. But I didnāt. It was a relief to return to our simple Richmond abode, built in the 1940s. Continueā¦
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Is there a connection between baseball and writing?
As a young woman in the 50s growing up in Canada, I was intrigued by hockey and football. Baseball didnāt exist for me then. It hadnāt entered Canadian consciousness, and it would take some years before it did. But I didnāt feel deprived. Hockey and football had much to offer at that time, including handsome, vigorous guys. Continue reading Is there a connection between baseball andĀ writing?
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Writing groups? Yes, there are pros and cons to them!
Being part of an on-line writing group for several years provided me with many benefits. But the positives also produced a few negatives. The Positives: Continue reading Writing groups? Yes, there are pros and cons toĀ them!
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Joseph Cornell's splendid boxes!
I didnāt get to sleep till 1 AM this morning after reading a fascinating article about the assemblage artist Joseph Cornell. Iāve felt that in many ways, heās my spiritual father. A-I describes his work as intricate āsignature boxes, glass-fronted shadow boxes that serve as miniature, poetic theaters. Inside, he meticulously arranged collages and three-dimensional āfound objectsāāsuch as oldā¦
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Isabel Archer meets A.M. Homes: Meaningful connections?
Iāve just finished rereading Henry Jamesā The Portrait of a Lady and have mixed feelings about the era and the characters. Itās difficult to read about Victorian morĆ©s from a 21st Century perspective. Not only do I need lenses that will give me a bi-cultural perspective, but I also feel squashed between a culture clash. Just after I finished with Portrait, I read a review of A. M. Homesā book Mayā¦
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It's not fair!
In the SF Bay area, weāve recently had some extremely warm days, totally out of character for us at this time of year in San Francisco and the other nearby coastal regions. Most of us have been delighted to sit out in our yards at night and enjoy this new balmy climate. Continue reading Itās not fair!
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Tracking Freedom
I guess there is something comforting about the way todayās youth have become accustomed to their parents/guardians checking on them at all times via smart phones, etc. It may feel like being held in a kind of web (and here Iām not referring to the World Wide Web), a loving network. But it also suggests to me what itās like to be trapped in a spiderās snare. The idea that none of us can have aā¦
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Why I'm grieving the death of print dictionaries!
Iām grieving the loss of dictionaries, thick, massive volumes that I used to get lost in. I would open a page and find hundreds of words, all of them demanding my attention, each a miniature world to explore. But now Iāve become a victim of on-line lexicons because they are handier than putting aside my laptop computer and marching into the other room to unload the Oxford from a bookshelf whereā¦
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First woman to work on the waterfront!
Foghorns blast through the 7 AM San Francisco overcast. The only woman in the place, I saunter into the longshoremanās union hall, trying to appear as if I did this every day. A few cigarette-scarred wooden tables offer a place for the men to gather and talk while waiting to be called to work. Billowing clouds of cigarette smoke hang ominously over everyone. Continue reading First woman to workā¦
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How are writers like detectives?
Like detectives, writers need to be constantly observant, picking up clues from what people are wearing, how they gesture, the words they speak, the way they interact with others. They study othersā facial expressions and what they might suggest about the person, storing away the data in their memory banks. Or theyāll take notes in a writerās journal that theyāll refer to later. Detectives alsoā¦
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Lying in service of the truth!
Memoir writing blurs the line between truth and imagination in this revealing conversation with Lily Iona MacKenzie. We explore how creative writing techniques shape both fiction narrative and personal stories, as Lily explains her unique approach: āyou lie in service of the truth.ā View the 20 minute conversation here: https://youtu.be/GsujDPN69ok Ā
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In praise of libraries!
Yesterday, I had to kill time (terrible metaphor) while waiting to hear a friend of mine do a reading of his memoir Blackboard at a Corte Madera bookstore. I didnāt want to drive home to the East Bay and then make another trip to Marin County, so I hung out at Marin Countyās Corte Madera Library. With audio and ebooks so popular, I half expected the library to be a ghost town, inhabited by printā¦
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My first act as a writer!
For years I felt guilty about breaking the heirloom toys my stepfatherās mother had preserved, relics of another era. I can still remember the excitement of lifting each object out of the boxes where they had been stored and bringing them to life again: tiny china dishes with hand-painted flowers; a miniature stagecoach carrying riders and pulled by horses; dolls with porcelain faces and hands,ā¦
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