Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
OK, so my blog’s been quiet, and I’ve been sporadically chatty on Twitter. Where am I? What’s going on??? I’m still around, but I’ve been busy. I have ideas for blog posts, including some...
Tagged: writing
Tip for Writers: How to Practice Rejection while Honing Your Craft
First, a disclaimer (or acknowledgement, depending on whether or not you like what I say): I owe the fundamental premise behind this tip to Jeff Somers, author of WRITING WITHOUT RULES (a book every...
125 Very Short Shorts
You might remember that last year I participated in the Twitter #vss365 challenge. For the challenge, I had to write a 280-character-or-fewer story every day using a given prompt word. By December 31, I...
New Story Published!
The kind folks at Empyreome have once again indulged me by agreeing to publish one of my stories. And today is pub day as the January, 2019 edition of Empyreome Magazine goes live! My...
The Truth about Author Earnings
The entertainment industry presents us with two very different ideas about writers. Either they are struggling, living in a drafty shack on Ramen noodles while pounding out their novels on an old typewriter because...
Happy New Year, 2019!
Happy New Year to you, reader friend! 🙂 Do you do New Year’s Resolutions? I don’t. Sure, there are things I would like to accomplish this year, but I don’t base the success or...
It All Adds Up
People say that about loose change, ring pull collections, and passing minutes. But until you see that candy jar full of coins, or the stuffed Ziploc bag of ring pulls, or the wrinkles in...
Very Short Story: #Jazz
I’ve mentioned before that I’m participating in the daily #vss365 challenge on Twitter. The point of the challenge is to get writers to compose a Very Short Story every day for 365 days (vss365–geddit?)...
A-to-Z Blogging Challenge Recap: Week 4
Only one more day to go in the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge! I’ve almost survived writing daily 100-word flash fiction. Since we don’t blog on Sundays (except for the first post of this year since...
