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Words & Genres for April ’17 Battles

Originally posted on BlogBattle:
Here are the theme words and genres in preparation for April’s battles! April 4th THEME WORD: Surfer GENRE: Fantasy Fantasy – fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality Please visit the BATTLE GENRE page for a full list of subcategories. Challenge yourself! Try something new.

Connecting Writers With Hollywood

It’s coming up fast! CWWH2017 is almost here. I live in the beautiful Spokane (SPO-can) Washington area, and I’m thrilled about this writers conference that’s coming to my city! It’s called Connecting Writers with Hollywood and if you want a different taste of the Pacific Northwest, you should plan on coming. This is for published and … More Connecting Writers With Hollywood

#BlogBattle 13: April 4th “Surfer” Entries & Voting

Originally posted on BlogBattle:
Hello! Welcome to Blog Battle, a weekly writing prompt competition! If you haven’t already, check out the rules (more like instructions on how to participate & have fun). Winning story for the week will earn this badge!

The Blue Sky Tag

Awwww! I have been tagged by my good friend Simon Farnell for this very fun little blogging tag! Thanks Si! It was fun reading your answers, and I hope mine to your questions don’t disappoint. *I made this banner for the tag! If you like it, feel free to use it if you participate!

Mermaid Murder Mystery #BlogBattle #surfer #fantasy #shortfiction

Blog Battle 13: “Surfer” Fantasy I’m totally cheating on this, guys. Sorry. I’m taking a surfer story I wrote last year and changing it to fit the genre. I always meant to do something more with this, but I never got around to it.  Let’s try again, shall we? Waves crash, whooshing outward in the … More Mermaid Murder Mystery #BlogBattle #surfer #fantasy #shortfiction

A Lesson In Never Giving Up #MyFirstBlogPostRevisited #Kungfupanda

Originally posted on E. E. Rawls:
Today is a little like Throwback Thursday.

Writing and Body Language

Originally posted on Jens Thoughts:
I find one of the most talked about topics in writing is “show don’t tell”. It doesn’t seem to matter how much I try not to I still do, and I also find myself repeating words or not describing actions well. I stumbled on this list of body language for us…

Reflections & Echos #BlogBattle #Selfie #Fantasy

#BlogBattle 12: “Selfie” – Fantasy I decided to take the suggestion of “mythology” under the fantasy genre, so this story is inspired by the Greco-Roman myths of Narcissus & Echo. Narcisse’s hurried steps echoed down the empty alley. With a heavy sigh, he stopped and slumped against the cool red brick wall. “Narcisse!” a sultry, feminine … More Reflections & Echos #BlogBattle #Selfie #Fantasy

Amazon Reviews Request, s’il vous plait!

Have you read any of my YA magical realism/adventure/romance books? Do you like this sort of book? Would you recommend them to anyone? The Beauty Thief / Captive Hope / The Treasonous If you have read any of them, I’d like to ask ahem–beg–you for a review on Amazon US. This isn’t something I outright ask for very … More Amazon Reviews Request, s’il vous plait!

Facebook–Profiles vs. Pages

Originally posted on The Beauty of Words:
If you’ve opened a Facebook account, what you’ve got is a profile. One of the first things to consider is if you wish to add a page or even pages as well. If you’re already overwhelmed about adding Facebook to your social media basket, and you don’t have…