Welcome to September and that means my new blog debuts over at Coffeetime Romance. It’s called The Writer’s Room and on the first Friday of every month I’ll be writing an article about something writing related. Here’s the link if you want to check it out- http://coffeetimeromance.com/ And a shout out to Karenne who’s…
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Monday Writing Prompts-Abandoned Places
This week’s prompt focuses on this photo- Maybe your character stumbles upon it by chance. Perhaps it’s a place they once visited in their childhood. Maybe something bad happened there. Lots of possibilities so have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-August Winds Down
Did everyone catch the solar eclipse the other day? Where I live a storm was on the verge of passing through so I didn’t get to experience it as much as I’d hoped. August is slowly winding down and so is summer. Today I noticed leaves on some trees beginning to turn. I’ve added my…
Writing Through Loss and Writer’s Block
In my last Ramblings I mentioned that I wanted to pen a post about writing through painful events in your life so here it is. If you didn’t see last Friday’s Ramblings you won’t know that I recently learned that someone who was(and I should say, still is), very special to me, had passed…
Monday Writing Prompts-Solar Eclipse
You’ve probably guessed the focus of today’s prompt…the solar eclipse. You character decides to travel to a town to view it. What happens? Does he or she arrive there in time? What do they think as they view it? What happens after? Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Summer’s Going too Fast
It’s been raining every day…not that I mind but it’s reminded me that summer is going too fast. It’s the first year I haven’t taken a break from teaching and I’m feeling like I’ll need some sort of break to recharge my writing batteries before fall arrives. Anyone else ever feel like they just…
First Student Showcase-Shoutout-Barbara James
Here’s the new feature I told you about in my last Ramblings. A student showcase/shoutout. I’m always so proud of my students whether they be ones in my workshops or ones I tutor. They work hard and I’m lucky to have some dedicated students. I always end a class by telling them if they get something published…
Monday Writing Prompts-Three Word Challenge
I thought we’d try something different this week. I’m calling it the three word challenge. Using your main character’s dialogue, he or she has to say the following three words somewhere in your story. They are- camera watch whiskey I hope this one’s a fun prompt for you to tackle. Happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Lots Happening
It’s been another crazy week with lots of different things happening. Maybe it’s been all to do with that lunar eclipse that happened on Monday. First up, I decided to buy a smaller laptop/notebook so I could sit and do some more work at night while I watch TV. I’ve never been one to…
Monday Writing Prompts-Photo Prompt-Storm
I saw this photo that was titled storm. Your story doesn’t have to focus on a storm but I thought it was a very dramatic looking shot that could conjure up no end of possibilities for a story. Maybe your character gets lost here, hides out in one of the buildings while the storm…