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ARE WE THERE YET?

Whether I’m writing a nonfiction account of the expat experience, or the next volume of the San Miguel mystery series, place is always an...

DRIVING IN MEXICO: NO COUNTRY FOR NEW CARS

The thought of driving in México strikes a deadly fear into the hearts of many Americans and Canadians alike. Of course, they purchased...

REASONS TO LEAVE HOME

Every choice in favor of something is also a choice against something else. Is it this one or is it that one? To choose México as your...

HE SAYS, SHE SAYS: Dialog in Fiction

In reading the work of Ian McEwan, specifically Atonement and Saturday, both powerful books, I was struck by his sparse use of dialog....

FINISHING A BOOK

Many authors find that starting a book is the hardest part. That crucial first sentence, that opening grabber to the initial paragraph,...

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