Nov 28
In honor of Nanowrimo, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month, my writing prompts are dares. Write a literal take on a pun. Your character discovers they have inherited an island. A mistake in a clothing shop leads to hidden treasure. Have fun!
Oct 21
Greetings! For those of you interested, I’ve been ‘tagged’ by Cathy Olliffe-Webster to answer ten questions about my work in progress. After my answers, you’ll find the names of the three people I’ve “tagged” to answer questions – as well as links to (the other) Cathy’s answers. If the taggees choose to answer, I’ll try …
Jun 07
This week, I had the honor of being given the Kreative Blogger Award by John Wiswell of The Bathroom Monologues. The game involves listing 10 things about myself as well as awarding this to other bloggers whose work I admire. I’ve played similar games before, so I apologize if I’ve already listed some of these …
May 24
Once again it’s time to break out your towels and act like hoopy froods for the International Celebration of the life of Douglas Adams – Towel Day. On May 25th, every year, fans around the world proudly wear their towels and do other things in honor of the author of that most extraordinary book, The …
Mar 22
Eric J. Krause tagged me in his Lucky Seven list, a fun game for writers; so I thought I’d take a shot at playing. Here are the rules. – 1. Go to page 77 in your current manuscript 2. Go to line 7 3. Copy down the next seven lines as they are – no …
Sep 02
*Rules: Add one sentence to the previous sentence (in the comments) so that the story grows with each comment, and have fun!
Aug 26
Need a break from writing? Well, I’ve got just the thing for you. Remember those books from elementary school that would get passed around the class? You would fill in the answers to favorite color, car, and television show? Well, here is an updated version for the net-surfing bibliophile. (I’ll answer in the comments first …
Aug 09
Alright, so my son is starting virtual school again in a couple weeks, which means we’ve started unpacking his books, buying new pencils, and all the other back-to-school stuff we normally do. Since his school books are sent ahead, before his courses are even uploaded to the website, it gives us a chance to sneak …
Jun 20
*Rules: Add one sentence to the previous sentence (in the comments) so that the story grows with each comment, and have fun! I’ll start. After the accident at the Mill, George was never quite the same. *image courtesy of George Eastman House via Flickr. No known copyright restrictions.
Oct 27
Continue the story by writing the next line. “I swear the zebra followed me home,” said Dolores. *image courtesy of PedjaP via Flicker and Creative Commons.
