Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day so you’ve probably guessed this week’s prompt is all about romance. Your character is about to propose (and yes, it could be a male or female). In the world of writing nothing can be smooth sailing. Something goes wrong and what that something is, should be your story’s focus. Have fun,…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-Slowly Catching Up
This week has all been about trying to catch up with items on my to do list. I finally got an older story revamped and back on sale. I even created the cover for it and here it is- And another cover I created was that for a short book I wrote about…
Monday Writing Prompts-Vegetables
For this writing prompt it’s all about a sentence that appears in the middle of your story. It is- I don’t want to hear another word so just eat that broccoli. Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Welcome to February
This week’s flown by and you know I usually say that but I’m still convinced it’s only Wednesday. Two new workshops kicked off on the 1st and I’m glad to say there’s a healthy turnout in each of them. It’s great to see so many students who are taking the first step to realizing…
Monday Writing Prompts-First Day on the Job
For this prompt it’s your character’s first day at a new job. It’s one where he or she has to travel to meet clients. Their first call is at a house and as they exit their car they see the dog in the photo. Whether it’s a friendly or not so friendly dog is up…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Goodbye Printer
The first month of the year is slowly winding down which means the end of the first workshop of 2017. Two more begin Feb 1st and just in case anyone’s interested here are the links. The first one is the synopsis bootcamp which has reached it’s ten participant limit but I’ve given…
Monday Writing Prompts-Five Phrases
This week’s prompt focuses on five phrases that you have to squeeze into your story at least once. They are- Gummy bears. Every day of the week. What’s that noise? Smiling as we walked. Looks like rain. Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Teaching On a New Venue
Happy Friday to everyone. It’s crazy to think it’s already the 20th of the month. I got lots done this week including uploading some of my writing workshops to a new platform over at Teachable. My school is called The Writer’s Workshop. I’ll be adding more classes there soon. Next week I’ll be working…
Monday Writing Prompts-Blue Monday
Did you know that today is rumored to be the most depressing day of the year? Maybe it’s the after Christmas let down or the dark nights, whatever it is, it’s a great idea for a story. So for the prompt I’m giving you the title of Blue Monday. What happens and how does your…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Another Week of This and That
Happy Friday everyone. It’s been another week of what I now call this and that. A mixed bag of things I’ve done and achieved. I finally got the print version of How to Write A Romance Novel proofed and it’s now on sale at Amazon. I might add a print Nook version somewhere down the…