This week’s prompt is all about time travel. Your character wakes up one day and sees this calendar hanging on the wall. What do they think? Has someone played a joke on them? Is this really the actual year and have they been somehow living in the future? What’s the first thing they do and…
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Creating a Character Profile with Bonnie Phelps
If you’re struggling with a character, author Bonnie Phelps shares her techniques with us… Writers all have their own process for getting from the blank page to “The End.” For me the page stays blank until I figure out who my main characters are and what motivates them to do what they do. Over…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Projects are Moving Along
The week started off with a record snowfall and yes, most of it is still on the ground. Not sure when I’ll be sitting outside writing a Ramblings but I hope it’s soon. I did get work done on my two non-fiction projects. (see what a deadline can do). I also got half way…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Tattoo
For this week’s prompt your character gets a tattoo. Is it their first tattoo? Do they already have lots of tattoos? Does someone dare them to get one? What sort of tattoo do they get and why? Do they have regrets or second thoughts about their decision? Have fun and happy writing.
Five Markets/Contests for Writers and Authors
I thought I’d go with a different type of post for this one. When I was starting out as both an author and freelance writer I was always looking for markets and contests to enter so I thought I’d share this with you. Here are details of markets and contests I’ve recently been sent information…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Message in a Bottle
For this writing prompt it’s all about a message in a bottle. Is your character the one who finds the bottle? Maybe they’re the one who writes the message? What is written on the sheet of paper? Is it something romantic or was it written as an SOS? When was it written and how…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-What Your Eyes Tell You
Happy Friday everyone. You know you’ve been working too hard, staring at the computer for too long when weird things start happening to your eyes. That’s what happened to me on Sunday evening and it scared me so much that I went to the eye doctor to get things checked out. It turns out…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-First Flight
For this writing prompt your character has received a gift certificate for a flight in a hot air balloon. Some questions to ponder before you begin writing… Have they ever been in one before? Who gave them the gift? Do they hate heights? Do they have a fear of flying? Do they overcome their…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Teacher to Watch
Happy Friday everyone. I’ll start this Ramblings with some good news. This week I got an e-mail from Skillshare telling me I’ve been named a teacher to watch. It’s a platform I love offering my classes on so it meant a lot to me. And thank you to the students who have taken my classeses because…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Can’t Sleep
This week’s prompt is all about a character who can’t sleep. What’s keeping them awake at night? Something good or something bad. Maybe the something bad stems from guilt. Does a nightmare wake them? The same one? Do they wake up at the same time every day? What are the consequences of their lack…