If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I am responding to the prompts from What Makes a Villain. For today’s images I revisited the classic monster transparencies I created at the beginning of the month. Thinking about the difference between monsters and villains, I realized I would only consider some of the monsters villains—the onesContinue reading “Not All Monsters Are Villains”
Tag Archives: villains
Oct. 28 Prompts: What Makes a Villain
OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Fear of the Bad Guys: Everyone believes they are the hero of their own story, so how do people who do such evil things still believe they are the good guys? For this poem, try to get into the heads of those you see as pure evil. How do they justifyContinue reading “Oct. 28 Prompts: What Makes a Villain”
N is for Nisus – I woke up thinking it was Monday. I’ll do another N tomorrow.
nisus: noun – a mental or physical effort to attain an end; impulse: a perfective urge or endeavor Fresh-Scented Answer Six months of siege The men are restless The tents can’t cover the stench of prairie baked with sweat, blood and waste I have no more blood-roiling speeches to impart I need air andContinue reading “N is for Nisus – I woke up thinking it was Monday. I’ll do another N tomorrow.”
Carving Through Writer’s Block: Guest post from author Christopher Bailey
3 Ways to Conquer Writer’s Block It’s a simple two-word phrase that can make a writer’s blood turn cold; writer’s block. It is the dreaded barrier against creative flow that every author struggles with from time to time. There are a number of causes of this mental road block, and a number of theories onContinue reading “Carving Through Writer’s Block: Guest post from author Christopher Bailey”
Experience Writing 