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State of the Writer

Happy Monday, Folks! This is one of those posts in which I write of every thing going on in my writerly-world – including the kitchen sink.   Okay, maybe not an actual kitchen sink, but you know what I mean, right? Whether you do or don’t, let’s do this. 2013 Accomplishments Anthology Yay! We did […]

Follow up on Rule #20 and Rule #21

The Red Pen of Doom just posted about the Invincible Hero Problem and he included this video: Please watch it. Too funny and it clearly shows why Superman –  Man of Steel failed for this viewer. Now, the next rule… Rule #21 For those of you new to my blog, I am going through Emma Coats’ Pixar’s […]

Authors Behaving…Not So Well

If someone came up to you, face to face, and said Your writing sucks!, wouldn’t you get a tad offended? Maybe even angry? Might you even do or say something in response that you shouldn’t? We all like to think that, as writers, great masters of words and sentiments, that we are noble, witty, and […]

Haiku #5

As part of the Daily Post Haiku Challenge, here’s my fifth haiku: Skinless child lures a Prince, brings peace and harmony. Happily they live. Whew! I had to cut a lot from the story with this last haiku, but there it is. My re-telling of Grimm’s Brother and Sister. I left out a lot of details, […]

Haiku #4

As part of the Daily Post Haiku Challenge, here’s my fourth haiku: Witch sees their folly, magicks Brother into deer, Daughter full of shame. I’m trying to tell a short story I’m working on with these five challenge haiku. So the above may not make sense unless you read the first bits. I’ll string these all […]

Haiku #3

As part of the Daily Post Haiku Challenge, here’s my third haiku: Sister and Brother Flee. Hunted by witch and child. A seed breeds darkness. I’m trying to tell a short story I’m working on with these five challenge haikus. So the above may not make sense unless you read the first bits. I’ll string these […]

Haiku #2

As part of the Daily Post Haiku Challenge, here’s my second haiku: Step-daughter and -son Discover evil amidst The child has no skin I’m trying to tell a short story I’m working on with these five challenge haikus. So the above may not make sense unless you read the first bit. I’ll string these all... Read More in Haiku #2

Haiku #1

Hey Folks, I don’t do poetry, I’m terrible at it, but when I saw this week’s Daily Post Haiku Challenge, I got the urge to join in (one haiku for the next five days). Maybe you should too? Check out the link at the end of this post. As for me, I once wrote a... Read More in Haiku #1

Rule #20

Have you all seen Superman – Man of Steel? My brother thinks it is the bomb, but other than the wickedly splendid Faora Hu-Ul (played by Antje Traue), I think they got it all wrong. Why? I didn’t care whether Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman survived or not. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I cared whether earth survived.... Read More in Rule #20

Rule #19

Life is full of co-wink-a-dinks. But your fiction shouldn’t be. I’d like to wax poetic about all the times I’ve seen this done and that I’ve even done in my writing (yes, I’m lazy), but NaNoWriMo is calling. Heed the Pixar-gods: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of... Read More in Rule #19