by Clifford James | Oct 6, 2023
“I have no special talent; I am only passionately curious.” (Mark Twain) I don’t profess to have an exemplary ability to write. But I am passionately curious as to where my imagination might lead me. That’s why I write fiction. It isn’t...
by Clifford James | Oct 5, 2023
“The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.” – (Jane Goodall). My novel characters are not apes, they are people. And without me, they have no voice. I write so that I too, have a voice. It’s my opportunity to be heard, even...
by Clifford James | Oct 4, 2023
You know who you are! How many of us actually know where one of the most sung songs in the western world actually comes from? The melody of “Happy Birthday to You” comes from the song “Good Morning to All” which has traditionally been...
by Clifford James | Oct 3, 2023
I have mixed feelings about poetry. I am not a fan unless its set to music. Then I have an appreciation. I’ve figured out that when set to music, I get a much better sense of the meaning of the poem. Most great poems however are never set to music (except for...
by Clifford James | Oct 2, 2023
“Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. ‘Lost Illusion’ is the undisclosed title of every novel.” (Andre...
