It wasn’t until I was reworking the Web site that I noticed this week’s writing prompt wasn’t showing up so sorry this one’s late. Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday both of which mean some people are going to give up something for Lent. For this prompt your story begins with the line- I have to give…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-Almost Valentine’s Day
Has today flown by or what? I’m about to spend a few hours trying to finish my WIP. Next it’s back to a cowboy story and another one in the Big Sky County series. I’m also reworking a mystery I started a few years ago and never got around to finishing. This week I’ve been…
Monday Writing Prompts-Adaptions
It’s been 200 years since the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. By coincidence, I just finished watching P.D. James’ Death Comes To Pemberley. If you haven’t seen or read it, it features characters from Pride and Prejudice…Mr. Darcy etc. and adds a murder mystery. It was fun to watch and got me thinking…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Another Busy Week
Another busy week doing a little of everything. I finally finished my WIP and got it to my publisher. Did edits on my March release, and next week contains a release day for me. Last month it was cowboys, but this month it’s the shifters again. On Wednesday A Wolf’s Mate will be released and…
Revisiting Old Books
I’ve been cleaning and reorganizing my bookshelves. Some books are double parked so I thought I’d look through them and see if there’s any that I’ve outgrown and won’t read again. While I have found a few that fit into that category…yes, I’m terrible about getting rid of stuff, I stumbled across some books that…
Monday Writing Prompt-Groundhogs
It’s Feb 2nd, known in some parts as Groundhog Day. And no today’s prompt isn’t about whether or not Phil sees his shadow. There’s a movie by the same name where Bill Murray’s character has to relive the same day over and over again. Your character has the same problem. Maybe it’s a mistake from…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-First Last Friday of the Year
January’s flown by but maybe that’s because I’ve been busy. The January workshops are coming to a close and two new ones begin on Monday. There’s still plenty of time to sign up if know anyone who’s thinking about tackling a writing workshop during the shortest month of the year. Speaking of February, I’m taking…
Monday Writing Prompts-How Does Your Garden Grow?
My mantra is if you can’t find something to write about, look around you or think about what you’re doing. This time of the year many of us who are gardeners as well as writers are thinking ahead to spring and ordering vegetable seeds. Just like Jack and the Beanstalk your character plants these seeds….
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Little of This and A Little of That
Another busy week doing all sorts of things, teaching, doing some edits, taking a couple of writing classes, and finally getting my cookbook set up for print publication. It seems like the two workshops I’ve been teaching have only just started and next week they’re over. Next month I’m teaching the synopsis writing workshop again…
Monday Writing Prompt-Last Words
Writing prompts often give you the last line for your stories and that’s what this one is about. The last words your character says are- ‘The strangest thing is I haven’t seen him for years.’ Have fun and happy writing.