Walking around in public places these days we are witness to all kinds of things. Sometimes, we encounter lunacy, joy, and ignorance. Being able to go to a social place, like the Mall of America, we meet people from all over the world but there’s always those few who will choose ignorance and hate. ThereContinue reading “American Memories”
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Character Sheets
The keys are flying as I pour out all the thoughts I have about my characters, even if I wrote it before. This time there are flashes of colors, scents, and more ambitions. Exercising my own advice, my character sheets are growing. Doing this process over again has shed some blocks and confusion that IContinue reading “Character Sheets”
Tedx Talks with Claudia Casper
Friday is here and what better way to procrastinate into the weekend than with watching more videos. No this isn’t a cat video – not that I have a playlist of them :). If your going to waste time avoiding writing, then do it write by following other writers or spend it learning something new.Continue reading “Tedx Talks with Claudia Casper”
Pinning Day!
Over the months, I’ve created several writing prompts and shared resources but there’s one I haven’t covered – Pinterest. Many of us use storyboards for characters and setting references and this social media spot is the natural place to pin, post and share your ideas. Not to mention, every story board is saved in oneContinue reading “Pinning Day!”
Hump Day!
Hump day is here! What a perfect day to go looking for our own whale. I’m talking about finding the story that makes waves in the publishing world. Specifically, the focus is on #2 from Writer’s Digest, How to Choose a Story to Write by Courtney Carpenter. You can find the link for the fullContinue reading “Hump Day!”
Tofu Tuesday!
The image of yesterday’s Green Onion may have left a strong sense of smell and 50 shades of green. Chopping potent words during edits can leave your eyes filled with tears. Images that create instant reactions from our senses are easy to type but what about subtle moments? How are you going to have lipsContinue reading “Tofu Tuesday!”
Free Flow Friday
Friday is here again and I’m gearing up for another exciting weekend. This past month, I’ve been helping a partner get their eBook and Audio Book published. It’s exciting to see someone else’s success grow, knowing you helped someone else get closer to their dream. Their previous book numbers are growing and we unleashed aContinue reading “Free Flow Friday”
Writing Naked Day
Romance writers around the world we have another resource to add to our libraries. Today, I’m sharing essentials from author, Jennifer Probst. Her passion lies in romance and helping other authors through the same lifelong journey. Her book, Write Naked, is her “passion project” that begins before she became a New York Times best-selling author.Continue reading “Writing Naked Day”
Fat Purple Fig Day
Sometimes, when authors sit down entrenched in their novels we need moments that make us smile. Writing a novel is serious business. Making our audience laugh on the pages is more difficult to do than stand-up comedy because our audience starts our invisible. We don’t even see the outline of their shape when we startContinue reading “Fat Purple Fig Day”
February Role Play
This weekend I devoted my time to creative projects and following-up on other like-minded individual online. I thought about going into detail and depth when it comes to telling stories. My note pages and thoughts focused on talking, thinking, seeing, and feeling like one of my characters. If you feel like something is missing, orContinue reading “February Role Play”
February Date Night
Date night with our characters is finally here. It’s time to get dressed up to meet at some place a little step up from the local bar. Writers need to know how their characters are going to behave in fine dining situations, even if it makes them uncomfortable. Choose a higher end restaurant that you’veContinue reading “February Date Night”
Characters Are Like Chocolate
Our sugar addiction lies inside heart shaped boxes and if you’re a Minnesotan, you still leave 1 or 2 pieces to be polite even when no one else is going to look inside. We never take the last piece of cake or food in the frozen tundra. It’s like we’re worried our neighbors or momContinue reading “Characters Are Like Chocolate”
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