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Plot Generator
Posted on January 11, 2019 Leave a Comment
This morning, I sat staring at my computer looking for inspiration. I noticed a bookmark that I saved ages ago. I left it in the nav bar so I could go back and check it out later. Instead, I proceeded to forget about it. Until now. The book mark is to a plot generating website. […]
Writer’s Block?
Posted on May 16, 2018 4 Comments
Imagine yourself with a clean sheet of paper in front of you. You have to write a short story about something, but no matter how long you stare at that crisp white piece of paper you have nothing. Zip. Ziltch. Not one word comes to mind. What do you do? How do you get over […]
T is for Tourist Trophy Races
Posted on April 23, 2018 1 Comment
My main character in The Manx, Kaitlin Manning, and her father, Charles, are on the Isle of Man to photograph the TT races when Kaitlin stumbles across the first piece of a puzzle that takes her far from the races. I became fascinated by these races when looking for a reason for Kaitlin to visit the […]
R is for Rhumsaa (Ramsey)
Posted on April 20, 2018 2 Comments
Rhumsaa is the Manx term for Ramsey which is located on the northern end of the Isle of Man. It was named by the Norse (hrams-á) as the “Wild Garlic River” due to all of the wild garlic that grows nearby. Ramsey is the second largest city only bested by Douglas. It is also where […]
99 Questions to Ask Your Character
Posted on June 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
Characters need to live and breathe through your story which, in turn, brings your story to life. If they don’t have odd quirks, a childhood, a family, nor any fears, hopes and dreams, then they are just letters on a page. Even with a well-developed protagonist your words will fall flat if your supporting cast […]
Happy Writing
Posted on February 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
Today I sat at my keyboard trying to decide what to write. I reached deep into my creative mind and I looked straight into a pure blank wall that reached far beyond my peripheral vision. I actually have been looking at this wall for days now and today I came to the conclusion that I […]
28 Days of Writing
Posted on February 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
Many of my friends (who are gluttons for punishment) participated in NaNoWriMo back in November (that’s National Novel Writing Month for those of you who are smart enough not to be writers). I, as smart a person as I am (and not smart enough to not be a writer), chose not to participate. November has […]
A Magic Helicopter
Posted on October 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
For the past half year or so I have been a member of Delve Writing. We meet virtually once a week and are a group of writers who support one another to achieve our individual writing goals. Every week our moderator (I work with co-founder Aaron Brown) gives us some tasty treat for inspiration and […]
