Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo and I’ve already managed to get my 1,667 words in for the day. I hope that all of you are making great progress as well. I wanted to share with you all a great way to get a story started, if you are stuck and lacking ideas. AContinue reading “Story Brainstorming Worksheet”
Category Archives: Writing
Review: I Am A Writer
This month has been filled with a lot of books about craft. I’ve been reading up on self-publishing, blog writing and increasing my word count. I stumbled across the book “I Am A Writer: A Story About Finding Your Inner Author” by C. G. Cooper and I want to recommend it, especially if you areContinue reading “Review: I Am A Writer”
Flash Fiction Friday: Ghosts
Prompt: Ghosts Word Count: 286 Kara wasn’t sure she believed in ghosts, until her favorite uncle, Robert, died. He had been the person in her life to encourage her love of reading and the first person to tell her she should try to be a writer. He gave her a copy of Frank Herbert’s Dune, JaneContinue reading “Flash Fiction Friday: Ghosts”
A Geeky Guide to Leveling Up
In a video game, when you gain enough experience points and you’ve fought enough monsters, you level up. Leveling up generally means that two things happen: First, you get access to better equipment and new quests, and second, the quests also have leveled up and you face a new level difficulty. So how do youContinue reading “A Geeky Guide to Leveling Up”
Plotter or Pantser – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month
The first time I “won” NaNoWriMo was in 2013. I read No Plot? No Problem, created characters, and did my best to create a semi-coherent sci-fi book. It was called “Equilibrium” and it was a meandering mess. It was not a total failure though, I learned my first baby steps to writing a full-length novelContinue reading “Plotter or Pantser – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month”
Flash Fiction Friday: Refresh
Prompt: Refresh Word Count: 197 “Come on. Load.” James said, as he jammed his finger down on the mouse, hitting the refresh button over and over. He had spent months saving up, but he also knew this moment would come. The servers were overloaded, everyone else that wanted tickets was probably doing the sameContinue reading “Flash Fiction Friday: Refresh”
Intro to NaNoWrimo – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month
The moment October 1st hit, the thought “You need to start planning for NaNoWriMo” hopped into my mind, because it confirmed that November is just around the corner. If you are not familiar with NaNoWriMo, this post is a quick introduction to get you up to speed. I decided I would post a blog eachContinue reading “Intro to NaNoWrimo – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month”
Flash Fiction Friday: Handle with Care
Prompt: Handle with Care Word Count: 169 She never considered herself to be a “Daddy’s girl.” Cora got along well with her dad, even thought of him as her best friend, but the phrase never really fit how she saw their relationship. Sure, he would buy her things when she expressed excitement about a SlurpeeContinue reading “Flash Fiction Friday: Handle with Care”
The Resistance
Sadly, I am not referring to the small military force led by General Leia Organa, today. Instead, I’m talking about a concept outlined by Steven Pressfield in his book “The War of Art.” The Resistance is just about any activity, thought process or life event that pulls you away from your art or yourContinue reading “The Resistance”
Talk! With Marie
I had the awesome opportunity of being on the Talk! With Marie show last week, and I had so much fun talking about ways to stay creative and book reviews with Marie. I met Marie through Second Life (An online, virtual world), and in Second Life I am known by alter-ego, Natalya Lore. I had aContinue reading “Talk! With Marie”
The Taming of the Muse 