James Atkins

Posts by James Atkins

The Things We Share a Memoir

I’m working on my memoir, telling the story of how I survived cancer while caring for my mom who had cancer as well. The Things We Share ~ Synopsis I didn’t know if I would survive the Leukemia. The doctors gave me a 3% chance of doing so. To make it worse, my mom was then […]

Aspen Words and Mary Louise Kelly

One of the benefits of living in Aspen is the world-renowned people that visit. From world-class musicians, scientists, and world leaders. But my favorite are the authors we attract such as Mary Louise Kelly, NPR host of All Things Considered and author. Her book It Goes So Fast was a wonderful read. Another notable playwright […]

Writing Research In Ireland

Writing Research in Ireland In September of 2023, Stacey led a group of 16 people with Zeitgeist Atlanta, on a pilgrimage to Ireland. Carl McColman, renowned author of many books on Celtic spirituality was our guest lecturer for the trip.

Diana Gabaldon & The Surrey International Writers Conference

I went to the Surrey Writer’s Conference in 2000, when I began my writing career. I took a class with Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series who taught me a great deal about research. I learned that you don’t have to go to the location of your story to write a book about a […]