Spotlight on Robert J Ray
Robert J. Ray has taught literature and writing in college, inner game tennis in California, and workshops at writing conferences. He has published more than a dozen books, fiction and non-fiction—plus…
Robert J. Ray has taught literature and writing in college, inner game tennis in California, and workshops at writing conferences. He has published more than a dozen books, fiction and non-fiction—plus…
Scroll Down For Part IHow did your concepts in the Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery evolve?The short answer: To write a mystery, you cram four key characters (Sleuth, Killer, Victim,…
What has gotten easier and what has gotten harder over the years of your writing career?The short answer: Writing that first draft.The reason the first draft got easier is Natalie Goldberg in…
David R. Gross graduated from Colorado State University's veterinary school in 1960 and was in private practice for ten years. He enrolled in graduate school and earned a M.Sc. degree in…
Scroll Down to Read Part IHow has being a writer differed from your life as a scientist, veterinarian, and teacher? Do you find that you use very different skill sets…
1 You have successfully written non-fiction, memoir, and fiction. What has led you through your writer’s journey? How did you get started and what prompted you to move into…
Richard Lederer is the author of 50 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current books, Amazing Words, Lederer on Language, and Monsters Unchained!Dr. Lederer’s syndicated column, “Lederer on Language,”…