Author Archives: Theodora Goss

“This may sound too simple, but is great in consequence. Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which … Continue reading →

Lately, I’ve been thinking about vampires. Last year, I wrote a vampire story for the Sycamore Hill writing workshop. While I was writing it, I was thinking specifically about how one could write a vampire story now, after all the … Continue reading →

I was sick today, so after I got dressed this morning, I went back to bed, lay under the fuzzy blanket, and read Death on the Nile. I’d read it before – I think I’ve read every Agatha Christie mystery. … Continue reading →

Of course, my favorite part of Morven was the garden. This is a view of the house from the front.  It’s a typical old Virginia house: red brick, white columns. And here I am, sitting on the front steps: I … Continue reading →

Remember where I was standing in the last series of pictures, with the hills behind me? I was facing the back of the house. This is what it looks like: When you go in, you see a series of rooms. … Continue reading →

Do you remember when I wrote about going to the museum, and how important that is for a writer? Well really, I think a writer has to go all sorts of places. In late summer, while I was in Virginia, … Continue reading →

If you remember, in my last post I wrote about a unicorn apocalypse. I described how it might happen, in an American suburb with ornamental pears in the front yards and swimming pools in the back, the azure that swimming … Continue reading →