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Plot Generator
Posted on July 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
I have done this before and I will continue to do it because it is so darn funny. I have been in a writing slump for almost a year now. I feel I have a good reason because of moving twice (one interstate and one local), plus I did help Pikes Peak Writers publish a […]
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 […]
Plot Generator
Posted on January 11, 2019 1 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 […]
I is for Isle of Man
Posted on April 10, 2018 Leave a Comment
When I was a young learner, I was taught in grade school how islands were formed. In very simplified terms, there is usually a push and shove from deep in the earth and an island is pushed up. Some islands, like the Hawaiian Islands, are built by volcanoes. But, the making of the Isle of […]
A to Z April Challenge
Posted on March 30, 2018 1 Comment
I was trolling around on Facebook and found an interesting blog writing challenge. A to Z April Challenge is designed for bloggers to post every day during the month of April (except Sunday….but include April Fools Day which is a Sunday….and it’s Easter Sunday too). Each post uses the letters of the alphabet thematically. April […]
Writing on a Schedule
Posted on January 2, 2018 5 Comments
Schedules are funny things. We have them for so many aspects of our lives: work, deadlines, appointments, school, etc. We keep our lives orderly by keeping a schedule, but does keeping a schedule keep us happy? For some people a schedule is a heavy weight hanging on a thin thread ready to crash down. For […]
Leap
Posted on February 29, 2016 Leave a Comment
During the month of February I joined a group of writers in a writing challenge. The gist of it was to write everyday for the month of February with the end result being that good habits will continue through the rest of the year. Today is the final day of that challenge and for this […]
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 […]
Crossing the Yampa
Posted on February 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
Since November I have not written one word. It has been a dry spell to say the least. Then I received an email from Chuck Wendig’s blog with a flash fiction challenge. Just the kick in the pants I needed to write something….anything. Finding a subject was a simple matter of choosing two arbitrary numbers […]
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