Advice, Craft, Fun Fridays, Humor, Novel, Tips, Writing

How to make a novelist melt down in 5 minutes … or less!

Rant alert, you have been warned. As previously stated on this blog, I no longer read “how to” writing books and blogs because they are generally either contradictory or repetitive. But some of you, my blogging writer friends, are sabotaging me. I’m almost afraid to read your posts because you might have written about the… Continue reading How to make a novelist melt down in 5 minutes … or less!

Blog Stuff, Fun Fridays, Questions, Writing

What’s up with the name?

I’m a curious person; I think that’s a given for writers. Today I’m curious about the “names” you go by: your blog name, user name, Twitter handle, email identity, whatever. Why did you choose them? What do they mean to you? Do you wish you had chosen differently, but now it’s too late to change… Continue reading What’s up with the name?

Fiction, Flash Fiction, Fun Fridays, Writing

Let’s try an experiment

It's Friday and I feel like doing something exciting. (Keep in mind, I'm a writer and I don't get out much.) I'd like to propose an experiment. The other day, Christi Craig, tweeted a link to a flash writing prompt. I don't usually take prompts, but as you may have read, I'm living on the… Continue reading Let’s try an experiment