I presented a draft from 2016 in the last post, of a story I wrote in 1971 that introduced the characters Nick Corwin and Vree Erickson. It began as a high school creative writing assignment that developed into a short story about a boy with a magic typewriter that took him places when he typed … Continue reading Beginnings, Chapter 3
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Beginnings, Chapter 2
Last week I mentioned that Vree’s last name in the early publications from my high school years was Erikson. The spelling changed to Erickson when I began writing about her again later in life. Other changes were Ravenwood to Ridgewood, Myers Ridge to Russell Ridge (I moved Myers Ridge farther west), and the twins Dave … Continue reading Beginnings, Chapter 2
Beginnings, Chapter 1
In the beginning, Vree lived on Myers Ridge in Ravenwood, Pennsylvania. I created Ravenwood when I was 13. The year was 1970 and I was an eighth-grade student at a small high school in northwest Pennsylvania. I modeled Ravenwood after my hometown and surrounding communities. The town’s countryside was center stage for many of the … Continue reading Beginnings, Chapter 1
Introducing Vree
First, Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms. I hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones. Now, I’m going to discuss the joy of writing—and one of my favorite fictional characters. I began writing short stories about fourteen-year-old Vree Erickson in the early 1970s when I was her age. In those days, … Continue reading Introducing Vree
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