Why You Should Consider Multiple Points of View in Your Novel

By Céline | October 4, 2023

First published on Women On Writing Writers often struggle with whether to tell a story through the lens of one or many characters. Multiple point of view (POV) can be tricky to master, but there are several reasons it can be very effective. Rather than go with your gut, consider if your intentions align with…

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How To Use Setting To Do More

By Céline | August 22, 2023

Recently, I led a mini-lesson in setting for the Book Revision Lab and this essay is one I wrote for their Journal. I love writing setting, but I do so from instinct. In preparing for the lesson, I realized that beyond an awareness that setting is meant to draw the reader into the world of the…

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THE STARK BEAUTY OF LAST THINGS

By Céline | October 25, 2022

Coming Soon! My new novel, THE STARK BEAUTY OF LAST THINGS, will be published in October 2023. It tells the story of four characters, each of whom is struggling to hold onto, protect, or find a home in a beautiful coastal town in the face of climate change and run-away development. The novel explores our connection…

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Tulip Time

By Céline | May 10, 2022 |

I love the absolute excess of masses and masses of tulips – their exuberance, their riot of color. On the Upper West Side there’s a lovely community garden that’s nestled among tall buildings https://www.westsidecommunitygarden.org/. Here residents tend a pocket garden that runs between 89th and 90th streets between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. The garden is…

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Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest

By Céline | October 17, 2021

Tucked into Madison Square Park is an unexpected installation. At first it strikes one as curious – odd leafless trees in a cluster, framed by the Manhattan skyline. This is a statement piece by Mia Lin, an extraordinary way of making climate change visible. She has literally brought a dying forest to the city, so…

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2021 Events

By Céline | February 23, 2021

Most events this year continue to be virtual. October 13, 2021 Reading & Conversation If interested, a link to this event is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPHVvkgCxDE March 6-10, 2021 Tucson Festival of Books  This wonderful festival and conference was virtual this year. https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/ I was honored to win the first place fiction award! https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=1486

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The Artistic World of Landscape/Waterscape Photographer Gary Kuehn

By Céline | January 22, 2021

Nature’s beauty inspires my writing, as does art that takes nature as its subject. I’m interested in the ways a focus on landscape and water plays out for painters and photographers. Recently I updated my website and wanted images that reflect my writing, in particular, the world of Montauk, Long Island, where my most recent…

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