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April 17, 2019
Ride Kyng — Bradbury Challenge 7/52 — Whiteboard Wednesday
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“Ride Kyng” is my 7th Bradbury Challenge story. Enid returns, in a bit of roadside distress. She runs into someone she’d rather not have, and things turn out very differently than she expects.
April 3, 2019
The Secret Castle – #BradburyChallenge 5/52 – Whiteboard Wednesday
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This week, I was inspired to write a story about Augmented Reality, in the form of a VR Pokemon-Go-like fantasy game. The characters discover a special Easter egg and get to know the person behind each other’s avatar.
March 27, 2019
Fake News – Bradbury Challenge 4/52 – Whiteboard Wednesday
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My latest Bradbury Challenge story is ripped from today’s headlines. An expedition of Flat Earthers takes a cruise to see the “Antarctic ice wall barrier” to “prove” the world is flat. My story is from the point of view of a rather skeptical teenage daughter of a couple of the Flat Earthers.
March 25, 2019
The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See
I’ve been honored by a mention by the wonderful Lucy Blue, in this post of hers about diversity in writing.
The Romance Writers of America has released the names of the nominees for their yearly RITA Awards, and, you guessed it, they’re about as diverse as a glass of milk beside a plate of sugar cookies with white chocolate chips. So all of us writing and publishing types have taken to the Facebooks and beyond one more time to discuss the diversity problem. Even among those of...
March 20, 2019
Robot Girlfriend – Whiteboard Wednesday #BradburyChallenge 3/52
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I wrote a story called “Robot Girlfriend” for week three of the 52 week Bradbury Challenge. This Whiteboard Wednesday depicts the characters Jill and Alice, arguing over whether Jill is a robot or a human.
March 14, 2019
The Garden – #bradburychallenge week 2 – Whiteboard Wednesday
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“The Garden” is my second story in the Bradbury Challenge, in which I write a story (or chapter) each week for a year. This one came from inspiration in my tabletop RPG group’s chat. It’s a story I had to sit down and write immediately.
March 6, 2019
Attempting the Ray Bradbury Challenge #BradburyChallenge like @KatFrench
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“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”
– Ray Bradbury
So, my author friend Katina French is doing the “Ray Bradbury Challenge”, that is, to write a story a week, for a year. I am a shameless fangirl of her writing, so naturally I very much approve of this plan.
As for me, I have needed some motivation to get back in a regular writing habit, so I think I’ll give it a try myself. However, since I’ve started working on th...
Enid and the Case of the Haunted Parrot — Whiteboard Wednesday
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This week’s White Wednesday is based on my latest short story, which isn’t available to the public at this time. I’ll just leave this as a teaser for now.
February 27, 2019
Still He Lingered Near… a new Whiteboard Wednesday!
[image error]This week’s Whiteboard Wednesday is based on as yet unreleased flash fiction by Katina French (being a beta reader has perks!). What do you suppose is going on in this scene? Comment with your guesses!
December 19, 2018
Stevonnie the Defender – Whiteboard Wednesday
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More Steven Universe fan art! Stevonnie stands their ground against a corrupted flying gem monster.
