Writing Process
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Swappies Part 2
Welcome all to another fun writing experiment! As you will have seen in Saige’s post from Sunday, we done did a thing. Saige’s idea (of course) was to write some short fiction together. Literally. Like, we each started a piece… Continue reading
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Horror Month: There and Flash Again
Has everybody been having a good Horror Month so far? Got your costumes ready? Not to brag, but mine’s been ready since September. Yeah, I’m cool. Creeping and crawling our way through the spooky season, I’m sure we’re all having… Continue reading
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Horror Month: Fusion Flash
Now that we’re about midway through Horror Month (the most wonderful time of the year!), I thought I’d spend the rest of the month on-theme. Saige had this nuts idea to spin a wheel for a dual-genre piece, and I… Continue reading
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Eggs in Several Baskets: My Novel Projects
There are two types of readers: those who only read one book at a time, devoting all their focus on one single story, and those who nip at books like a charcuterie board, having several open at once and in… Continue reading
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Two Attempts to Start My Next Novel
Starting a project can be really daunting! With several of my drafts, I’ve wound up throwing out my progress after I get a few chapters in. I always think it’s for the best to do so, but I still want… Continue reading
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Flash Fiction For Funsies pt. 2
As you may have seen in Saige’s post this Sunday, we’ve done a fun little exercise together. We picked a prompt together and each wrote a flash fiction piece! We thought this would be a unique way to showcase our… Continue reading
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UNSCHEDULED: I’m In Tumbleweird!
Dropping by unscheduled to do a virtual happy dance because Tumbleweird’s Volume 10 Issue 9 is out. And I’m in it!!!! This is my very first time being published, and in print too! Not only was Sara Quinn, Tumbleweird editor,… Continue reading
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The Art of the Short Story
If you suffer from bibliomania like me, you may be entitled to compensation. You’ve probably also noticed in your strolls through the book aisle of every store you enter that trends are getting easier to recognize. I don’t mean trends… Continue reading
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The Relationship Between Inspiration and Boredom
I’ve talked recently about my current writer’s block slump that I’ve been trapped in. It’s no fun, let me tell you, to have lots of ideas and no clue how to put them anywhere. I have a few projects plotted… Continue reading
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Dude, This Writing Thing is Hard
Maybe blame my sleep addled procrastinating brain for this one, but this week we’re doing a little bit of a rant. Writing is rarely sunshine and rainbows for most of us, and let’s talk about that. We are surrounded by… Continue reading
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