Tag: inspiration
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IWSG August 2019
Has your writing ever taken you by surprise? For example, a positive and belated response to a submission you’d forgotten about or an ending you never saw coming? Oh, if only my writing took me by surprise. Just kidding. That’s one of the joys of being a pantser – there’s always a surprise lurking…
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IWSG October
Have you ever slipped any of your personal information into your characters, either by accident or on purpose? What? You mean like hair color? Previous work experience? Conversations? Isn’t that what research is? Here’s a counter-question: How do you write a story with believable characters if you DON’T? An example: The character is described as…
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Jealousy
I’ll be honest – I’m a jealous person. I’m also impatient, unfocused, and ummm… I dunno. There’s another word that’s just out of reach but I’ll think of it. Later.* Bill Murray was recently given the Mark Twain Prize from the Kennedy Center. There was a whole show with a variety of entertainers. Someone I…
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Liebster Award!!!!
*ahem* Chicken, Eggs, Tomatoes, Superglue, Herbal tea, Fruit… Dammit. I think this is my grocery list, not my acceptance speech. Where is…? *rummage* No… ah, here it – no, that’s Daniel’s maze for Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons *crash* *tinkletinkle* What is that? An ashtray? What kid makes an ashtray in arts and crafts anymore?…
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One of the Reasons I Write is to Make My Life Sound More Interesting
Take, for example, my first real crime. The first time I did it and got away with it. The lessons I learned and the sordid path it started me down since then. How thievery led to murder. It all started out innocently enough: A toy here, a toy there. Picking up after the kids and…
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Someday
I wrote this up after viewing this picture on Markovich Photo Art, shot by Alex Markovich. (Yes, I know I just put up a CYA post about pictures. I also CYA’ed myself with a screen capture regarding permissions on his blog – so there.) *** We bought a boat and took it out the…
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