I'm Not A Very Good Writer, But

Many People Who Want To Be Writers Don't Really Want To Be Writers. They Want To Have Been Writers. They Wish They Had A Book In Print.

As A Writer I Have Persisted In My Uncertainty, Alternating Between Novels Which Could Charitably Be Considered Literature And World Reporting Which By Another Stretch Of Objective Standards Might Be Called History.

The Chief Character In This Narrative Is The Caribbean Sea, One Of The World's Most Alluring Bodies Of Water, A Rare Gem Among The Oceans, Defined By The Islands That Form A Chain Of Lovely Jewels To The North And East

I Have Only One Bit Of Advice To Beginning Writers: Be Sure Your Novel Is Read By Rodgers And Hammerstein.

It Was The Silent Time Before Dawn, Along The Shores Of What Had Been One Of The Most Beautiful Lakes In Southern Africa.