On Writing | K.J. Scrim, Author

Ideas and Inspiration for Short Stories

Posted on April 10, 2019 4 Comments

I have been asked where I get my ideas for my short stories. Recently, because of the A to Z Blogging Challenge, my ideas have stemmed from the letter of the day. I like playing with names and discovering odd or silly sounding names like Greta Grimmward and Horatio Horrocrux. I pulled the character’s first […]

Failure Happens

Posted on April 6, 2019 7 Comments

In a writer’s life there is failure. It’s real. It happens. Take yesterday for example. During the month of April I am participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge where each day of the month (except Sundays) we have a post dedicated to the letters in the alphabet. Yesterday was the Letter – E. […]

E is for…

Posted on April 6, 2019 2 Comments

ERROR – 404 The page you are searching for has no content. The writer called in stressed and unable to perform their job. Please check back tomorrow for the Letter – F. ______________________ Today’s post was inspired by:

Drafting the Short Story

Posted on April 4, 2019 1 Comment

You have decided to write a short story. Congratulations! Short stories can be great fun to write. They will also make you go bald from pulling your hair out. I’m here today to help you keep a full head of hair while diving into your story. It is Short The first thing to keep in […]

Challenges

Posted on April 3, 2019 10 Comments

Today I am combining two blogging challenges into one post. Not only is the A to Z Blogging Challenge just getting started, but I also have the Insecure Writers Support Group that I do on the first Wednesday of the month. Today is A to Z’s letter ‘C’ and ISWG’s monthly post. As writers we […]

About Short Stories

Posted on April 1, 2019 12 Comments

If you browse around the internet today you will find a plethora of information about short stories. As a matter of fact, if you do a simple Google search, “About Short Stories”, you will end up with about 2,050,000,000 results. Yikes! Reading all that will keep you busy for several lifetimes. To help you with […]

Short Stories

Posted on March 19, 2019 17 Comments

A to Z Blogging Challenge Theme Reveal During the month of April I will be participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge. I joined in on the fun last year and wrote all about the Isle of Man and The Manx. Today, I am revealing my theme for the month. But first, a little […]

My Favorite POV

Posted on March 6, 2019 4 Comments

I was asked whose point of view do I like to write from; the hero or the villain? I’ve never really considered writing from the villain’s point of view. I am just naturally drawn to the hero more. WHY? It is all very selfish. I want to be the hero of my stories so I […]

A to Z Blog Challenge

Posted on March 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Coming in April!! During the month of April I will be joining A to Z April Blog Challenge by publishing daily blog posts (except Sunday) through the month of April. Each post will cover everything A to Z about writing short stories, and some posts will be actual short stories. Keep an eye out for […]

Loving Photography

Posted on February 6, 2019 13 Comments

Besides writing, what other creative outlets do I have? When I was in high school I was going to be the next Van Gogh (without the crazy factor). I dreamed of having a huge studio with massive canvases piled along every wall. In college it was the dream of photography. For twelve years I photographed […]