Prairie Fire —DJuna Shellam The Write OWL— Episode 20

As with most of my characters, Praire Fire somewhat appeared out of nowhere. In fact, she took the place of another character I thought would fill that role that I conjured many, many years ago. Sometimes, for me, I make plans for a story, but then when I start writing the story, it has other ideas. Yes, the story has its own ideas about how things should go. Sometimes I feel as if I’m more of a stenographer taking dictation from my master—I mean, my Muse—than a writer.

Moving Part 2 — Djuna Shellam The Write OWL — Episode 19

I’m continuing on this week with the theme of moving, only because it’s all I’m doing. Since last Wednesday, I’ve been packing, packing, packing; yet, I look around and nothing seems to have changed. I expect that any moment now, I’ll look up and realize I’m done. Right?

Moving—Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 18

Moving, as I’ve said on many occasions, is not my friend. I’ve moved quite a bit in my lifetime, but haven’t done so (for myself, at any rate), in nearly fifteen years. And there’s a reason for that. Moving sucks, especially when it’s just you doing it. And it’s keeping me from progressing on my writing. Yeah, yeah, I might be whining a little.

Dot Baverstock—Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 17

Dot Baverstock Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 17 Dot Baverstock, the much beloved character in The Em Suite Series, is the subject of discussion in the Wednesday episode of Djuna Shellam The Write OWL. As mentioned before, Dot Baverstock was a walk on character in Book One of the series, The Incredible Transformations of Alice […]

Writing A Series—Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 16

Writing A Series Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 16 Writing a series is my topic for this Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 16. As a reader first, I love the series. When I watch a movie, if I’m completely engrossed in it, I’m saddened at the end because I want more. The same, of course, […]

Regrets Equal Opportunities—Djuna Shellam—Episode 15

Regrets Equal Opportunties Episode 15 Regrets Equal Opportunities is the subject of this Wednesday’s Djuna Shellam The Write OWL episode. For me, my biggest regret in life has actually turned out not to be a negative, but more of an opportunity. Sometimes I allow myself to go the “oh poor me” space where I whine about “wasting” so […]

Favorite Les Girls Film TV—Djuna Shellam—Epi 14

Favorite Les Girls Film and TV is the topic for the Sunday episode of Djuna Shellam The Write OWL. Using a title from The L Word, I chose to use the beguiling Jenny Schecter’s “Les Girls” book and movie title as a salute to a favorite television show of mine.

les girlsI love The L Word for myriad reasons, but probably the strongest is that I was born and raised in L.A. (I was—don’t get my history and my nom de plume’s mixed up. It happens which is why I’m here to warn you should you wander off the path) and spent a lot of time living in and hanging about West Hollywood.

Genre Part Deux—Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 13

Genre Part Deux Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 13 In this Wednesday episode, Genre Part Deux, of Djuna Shellam The Write OWL, I talk about genre with some second thoughts about it. Actually, they’re more than second thoughts—I think about it all the time. Genre Part Deux is more of an opportunity for you, the […]

Genre—Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 12

Genre Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 12 Genre is the topic of today’s Sunday episode of Djuna Shellam The Write OWL. It’s Mother’s Day, so it’s a short one. On that note, I want to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all the good mothers in the world. You deserve to be pampered, loved, adored […]

Evil “Real Writers…” Lists—Djuna Shellam The Write OWL—Episode 11

Once again, I’ve decided to take on the evil “real writers…” lists where some people feel compelled to define what makes an artist, a writer, a musician, or any other vocation that requires creativity “real.”