Depth is both a concrete noun—something we can measure like the depth of the lake from the surface to the bottom—and an abstract noun—something we can’t measure like the quality of being profound. Depth takes time and distance. Depth isn’t forced or rushed. Depth is quiet and still, heavy with pressure and bio-electric. So I’mContinue reading “This Year’s Theme: Depth”
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge Theme
The Master List for the A to Z Challenge opened today. This year I’m going to explore abstract nouns through photography and poetry. Abstract nouns are nouns for ideas, qualities or states rather than concrete objects. I’ve chosen an abstract noun for each letter of the alphabet. The A to Z challenge skips Sundays, soContinue reading “Blogging From A to Z Challenge Theme”
#NaNoWriMo Day 25: The Quintessence Of The Abstract
Day 25 Word count:47,267 words Word count goal: 50,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Encore Save The Cat: Finale #vss very short story Finding herself lost in abstraction, Kara began losing definitions. Sure, she had her beliefs and all the time in the world, but she lost her cat, her shoes and her fingers. PlottingContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 25: The Quintessence Of The Abstract”
#NaNoPrep – Tips and Tricks
Last year was my first November observing National Novel Writing Month. I had an idea for a novel and had done some research on my topic, but didn’t prepare other than that. I won, but it was really hard and came right down to the wire. If you’re still not sure if NaNoWriMo is rightContinue reading “#NaNoPrep – Tips and Tricks”
Revision: Exploring my characters’ motivations
I love playing with simple photo editing software. All of those fabulous colors were in my photo just waiting for me to draw them out–slough off a bit of brightness, delete a bit of shadow, redefine the contrast and saturate the hues. Now, to apply the same principal (drawing out the good stuff) to myContinue reading “Revision: Exploring my characters’ motivations”
Experience Writing 