Tag: random musings

  • IWSG March 2020

    Other than the obvious holiday traditions, have you ever included any personal or family traditions/customs in your stories? Not really. I should though, if for no other reasons than the fact that it would give my characters “extra” character. Like how my Mom would always eat the ears off my chocolate bunnies before I even…

  • IWSG November 2019

    What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever googled in researching a story? Ooohhhh…. hah… uhm…. How do I pick *just* one? I mean, there was the time I needed to determine if there are snakes or lizards that actually have live births of their young (There are.). Or the afternoon I needed to research… uhm… adult…

  • October 2019 IWSG

    October 2 question – It’s been said that the benefits of becoming a writer who does not read is that all your ideas are new and original. Everything you do is an extension of yourself, instead of a mixture of you and another author. On the other hand, how can you expect other people to…

  • IWSG September 2019

    If you could pick one place in the world to sit and write your next story, where would it be and why? Somewhere remote. Somewhere that it takes a few hours to get to the nearest neighbor. Lots of trees, but maybe something with a tower above so I can stargaze without having my view…

  • 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…

  • Time Enough?

    How does one make time? Is there a spell for that? Do you pray to Chronos while sacrificing a rubber chicken to the black hole at the center of our galaxy? A recipe, maybe? Blend 2 cups anti-matter, 5 fairy wings with the tongue of a ladybug, then cook for 8 plank times on high?…