This third week of NaNo Prep 101 is titled Construct a Detailed Plot or Outline. The exercise provided is a fun quiz to figure out what kind of plotter you are. I was not surprised to find that I am now equally 9-Step Plot Dot and Plot Rollercoaster. How I’m Plotting this year Last monthContinue reading “#NaNoPrep 101 Week Three – Construct a Detailed Plot”
Category Archives: Fiction
How to make plotting your short story fun with Jason L. Blair’s Full Deck Roleplaying: A Scenario
If you haven’t read it yet, you’ll want to read through my last post about Setting and Characters, so this makes some sense. Okay, back to the action: Since Luchinda dressed for her character, the rest of us decided to dress up too. Woody wasn’t too excited when I handed him a cape and theContinue reading “How to make plotting your short story fun with Jason L. Blair’s Full Deck Roleplaying: A Scenario”
How to make plotting your short story fun with Jason L. Blair’s Full Deck Roleplaying: Setting & Characters
I’ve been talking a lot about poetry lately, but I’m also participating in The Writer’s Games. The challenge to write a short story to a prompt each weekend started two weeks ago. I’ll be getting a new prompt this evening. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I have found many fun plotting games and devicesContinue reading “How to make plotting your short story fun with Jason L. Blair’s Full Deck Roleplaying: Setting & Characters”
Whisper by Christopher Bailey: a YA page turner.
I had an Amazon gift-card, so I treated myself to a copy of Whisper by Christopher Bailey and I’m glad I did. Like Chris’s other novels I’ve read, Without Chance and The Crystal Key (Starjumper Legacy, Book 1), it is a page turner. Christopher Bailey definitely knows how to keep me reading to the end.Continue reading “Whisper by Christopher Bailey: a YA page turner.”
#Writerslife: The Key To Persistence? Celebrate every accomplishment.
My short story “An Urgent Note On The Floor” was published in Sick Lit Magazine today. This marks an exciting milestone in my writing journey. Though I have had a flutter of publication recently, this is the first of my published stories that is long enough to leave the flash fiction category and fit inContinue reading “#Writerslife: The Key To Persistence? Celebrate every accomplishment.”
New Book! BEWILDERMENT by Michael Onofrey
Last September we had a special guest post from Michael Onofrey, an author I met through the Five On The Fifth Magazine‘s authors group. His post, About Writing, let us peek into his writing life. Today, I am happy to announce his novel Bewilderment is available for pre-order on Amazon. It will be officially releasedContinue reading “New Book! BEWILDERMENT by Michael Onofrey”
Happy #WorldTheaterDay
Today, on World Theater Day, I am excited to announce that the short story I sent to The Evening Theatre will be published as part of their debut performance tonight 10pm Eastern/ 7pm Pacific. As I mentioned in my previous post New #LitMag +, the magazine is set up as a theater performance and myContinue reading “Happy #WorldTheaterDay”
Happy Halloween!
This is the first year Gator McBumpypants and his friends decided to get dressed up for Halloween. You can tell it was all Dee Dee’s idea, but I think Herman’s going to have the most fun. This year’s jack-o-lantern won “Best in Show” and “Most Creative” at the annual pumpkin carving party. I won thisContinue reading “Happy Halloween!”
The Misadventures of Moxie Sharpe Episode Five
When we last caught Moxie, Nettles had just accused her of wrong doing . . . “What do you mean what did I do? What did you do? You just contaminated a crime scene! I saw someone in dark clothing with green eyes run out the back.” Moxie waved her arm up and downContinue reading “The Misadventures of Moxie Sharpe Episode Five”
The Misadventures of Moxie Sharpe Episode Four
When we left Moxie, she was buying shoes and overheard Nettles making mysterious plans . . . Moxie signed her receipt with her well-practiced illegible scribble and hurried around the side of the tent, but Nettles and his conspirator were nowhere to be seen. She didn’t have an appetite for greasy fair food, soContinue reading “The Misadventures of Moxie Sharpe Episode Four”
Experience Writing 