Today’s story focuses on lost items. Is it your character who loses something while traveling, maybe on a bus? Or do they find a lost item such as this red bag? Do they ever get the item back? What happens when they try to return a lost item? Lots of things you can do…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-I’m So Glad It’s Friday
Ever had one of those weeks? Yes we all have them and this week it was my turn. It’s been a hot and humid week and where I live that means storms. And storms mean the power and internet connection goes out more than you’d like. If you work at home that’s not a good…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Two Books Down and One to Go
It’s been a hot week…and it’s getting hotter, and it’s also been a busy week. I got rights back to two stories that had appeared in anthologies five years ago. I usually like to give them a rewrite and polish them up some more. Some I like to give a total make-over. It’s amazing how…
Workshop Topics for 2018
Hi Everyone, I’m putting together ideas for workshops for 2018. I’d like to keep some old favorites but I’d also like to add some new topics and this is where you can help me. What writing topics would you want to see offered in a workshop? Would you like to see more beginning writing…
Monday Writing Prompts-Fear of Flying
Today’s prompt focuses on a character who has a fear of flying. They avoid it at all costs but now they have no alternative but to take a plane to their destination. Why do they have to fly instead of drive and what happens when they get on the plane? Lots you can do…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Taking the Afternoon Off
I should add to the title of this post…sort of. It’s another beautiful day, 70 degrees and the sun is out. Where I live near perfect days where it’s not too cold or humid are a rare find so we writers have to take full advantage of them and hence this week’s early Ramblings. I…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Outside is Calling
71 degrees today and the deck was calling my name. Nicest thing about laptops is you can take them anywhere to work but wasps ruined my plans. They seem to be everywhere so I guess it was the universe telling me to keep working inside. Two workshops kicked off this week…yes, the bootcamp got cancelled….
Q and A-Should You Enter a Writing Contest?
Today I’m a debuting a new question and answer feature on the site. The first question is should you enter a writing contest? I’ll answer that with a maybe. Writing contests have been pretty good for me so I might be a little biased with my response. The first money I earned as an…
Monday Writing Prompts-Mail Order Robots
I’m currently reading a non-fiction book called The Second Machine Age and it got me thinking about this week’s prompt- Your character orders a mail-order robot. What happens when he or she opens the box? Is it everything they expected? Does the robot actually do what it’s supposed to? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompts-First Line, Middle Line or even Last Line
For this prompt you can use the following sentence as your first line, a middle line, or even your last line, it’s up to you. Don’t you remember me? Have fun and happy writing.