Play or download episode *here* I start off reading Unintended Consequences from the 52/250 site, though I’m not posting a link for #Spoken Sunday because the story was published earlier. For current events, I briefly discuss where I am in my writing projects. Today I also discuss the value of feedback, especially from Beta Readers, and …
Monthly Archive: May 2011
May 28
Writing Prompt #26
Father Batholomew contemplated the bag with growing concern, the seeds of an idea already growing in his mind. *image courtesy of Cornell University Library via Flickr. No known copyright restrictions.
May 24
Celebrate Towel Day!
May 25th marks the 10th celebration of Towel Day, a day set up by fans to honor the late Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. If you don’t know the significance of the towel, you really need to read the The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – which happens to …
May 23
Writing Prompt #25
Kayla could only hope that the strength of the others held until she reached the topmost branches where the precious eggs were hidden. *image courtesy of Cornell University Library via Flickr. No known copyright restrictions.
May 19
Writing Prompt #24
One look at the blood red smoke over the mountains, and the villagers ran for cover. They knew only too well what was coming. *image courtesy of the Library of Congress via Flickr. No known copyright restrictions.
May 18
Poem: Spinster
Spinster a woman without compromise – unwilling to lower the bar – would spin, earning her solitude by turning the huge wooden wheel . Independence not by default but a choice to live free – Not a cliché – for stale, barren, cold and lonely. – Rather the flushed cheeks of a woman in …
May 15
My Writing Niche- Episode 29: Towel Day Approaches!
Play or download episode *here* I start off reading this week’s selection for #SpokenSunday. Incidentally, Gingerbread can be found the 52/250 site along with other stories for this week’s theme threesome, For current events, I briefly discuss where I am in my writing projects. The main topic of today’s podcast, however, is Douglas Adams and Towel …
May 13
Friday Flash: Gingerbread
This will be my last Friday Flash for awhile (but not forever) so I can concentrate on editing and submitting my longer fiction. More significantly, Gingerbread, written for the theme threesome, is my final flash to be published at the 52/250 flash site. I successfully submitted a story for each of their themes every week …
May 11
Tribute to Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams – author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series, the Dirk Gently books, Last Chance to See, and other works – died 10 years ago today. Numerous facts can be found about his life simply by a few clicks or taps on a keyboard, something that resonates strongly with his idea …
May 08
Writing Prompt #23
Sometimes I put a text prompt along with the photo, but this one is so bizarre I doubt anyone will need inspiration other than the picture itself. Also, to all who celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday, I hope you had a happy one. *image courtesy of The U.S. National Archives. No known copyright restrictions.
