#NaNoWriMo Day 2: The Antagonist’s Ordinary World

Day 2 Word count: 2,259 words Word count goal: 4,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: The Ordinary World – Antagonist Save The Cat: Theme stated / Set-up I love this painting by Alex Rubio (first image on left). If you would like to learn more about his work, here’s a video on YouTube where heContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 2: The Antagonist’s Ordinary World”

National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo) Day 1: The Ordinary World

Day 1 Word count: 0 words Word count goal: 2,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: The Ordinary World Save The Cat: Opening image / Theme stated Welcome to the first day of your new novel. Today is all about that opening scene. What is your protagonist up to when first introduced? What is her dailyContinue reading “National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo) Day 1: The Ordinary World”

#Writober Day 12: Locked Inside

The human form inside the eye makes me think of Human Centipede for some reason. Oh so creepy. What if we all live inside one huge being? What if it’s a monstrous humanoid with yellow eyes? A writing prompt from #MagicMon on Monday further inspired today’s flash fiction by adding a Ouija board to myContinue reading “#Writober Day 12: Locked Inside”

#Writober Day 4: It was a dark and scary night

  I love the eerie silence of today’s image. It screams, “Something nefarious is about to happen!” If you look very carefully, you are not alone. A person and a dog are up ahead. Are they walking toward you or away from you? Do they scare you, or will they come to your aid? IContinue reading “#Writober Day 4: It was a dark and scary night”