You can’t miss that it’s back to school season. Sales and ads everywhere and therefore a good topic for a story. Your main character might be someone who’s heading into the classroom for the first time, a teacher, a child’s first day of school, or even an older person returning to university. Or maybe you’re…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-Mid-August
The days are getting shorter again and where I live it’s dark by 9 p.m. Has anyone made their writing goals for fall? Mine are to get more writing how to books finished. And if you’re thinking of taking part in this year’s National Write a Novel Month, be sure to check out my new…
Two Interesting Articles Aimed at Writers and Authors
Here are two articles I found on the Internet that I thought made for interesting reading- http://www.theguardian.com/money/work-blog/2014/jul/29/freelance-writing-pay-new-media http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/07/what-is-a-writing-residency-and-how-can-i-get-one/
Monday Writing Prompt-The River
Today’s writing prompt has a water theme. The title of the story is The River. It could be something happens to the river, something’s found in the river, or even a character has a Eureka moment while being by the river. Lots of choices here so have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Is it Friday already?
I keep saying that this summer is flying by but where did this week actually go? Seems like it was Monday just 24 hours ago. Someone told me it’s a sure sign you’re busy but that’s the way I like it. I think all writers have one thing in common and that’s low tolerance for…
Monday Writing Prompt-Dog Days of Summer
We’re at the mid-point of the summer season so for this prompt use the line dog days of summer somewhere in the story. It could be part of dialogue or an internal thought. It could even been the opening or closing line of the story. Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Hello August
August already. It’s not just me who thinks summer’s going by too quickly because other people have also been commenting on how fast July flew by. I took some time off this week and gave my garden some TLC. I lost count how many weeds I pulled and I’m still only half done. One thing…
Monday Writing Prompt-Within A Book
I’ve been checking through some of my old cookbooks and I found some recipes I’d written down and slipped inside the pages. I’d forgotten they were there and it reminded me of how many times I’ve checked out a book from the library and found something that someone’s left inside. Sometimes it’s been a grocery…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-No Electricity
It’s not until the power goes out that you realize how much the modern writer needs it. Case in point this morning when the electricity went out right before I turned on my laptop. No problem I thought I have enough power stored in the battery. Everything was fine until I decided to check my e-mail. Didn’t…
Monday Writing Prompt-Heat
Today there’s a heat advisory where I live so I thought it would make the perfect writing prompt. Your character doesn’t follow the advice about staying indoors or taking it easy. What do they do, and what are the consequences? Have fun and happy writing.