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Pre #Halloween #FlashFiction #Challenge #TGIF

I was challenged by my very fun and creative writer friend, Kristin, over at Pursuit of A New Adventure to write a Halloween story in fifteen minutes and no editing. Flash fiction at it’s best. We’ll see how I do. I’ll start with the first sentence of her story and see where it leads. (I […]

Fun for Halloween Eve

Yes, that’s right. This is what I call fun. :) This evening I’ll get another opportunity to meet potential readers, make friends, and work on my ever-shrinking extrovert skills. As with most authors, I lean toward introversion, but on every personality test I’ve ever taken I’ve always fallen closer to middle of the road for […]

Bookish problems #amreading #amwriting

Originally posted on The Writing Chimp:
Feeling irrationally angry when you have to put your book down to do ‘real life’ things

Books on Book Marketing for Indie Authors

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
The information here comes mainly from a great post by Chris The Story-Reading Ape,Susan Toy’s posts on book marketing, as well as a few more sources. I added thelinks to make it easier for you to check out or buy the books. * Books with an asterisk are only…

#BlogBattle Week 33 “Lurk” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 33 Story Theme: Lurk (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for everyone’s stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: […]

Shadow Lurking

#BlogBattle Week 33 “Lurk” genre: suspense? mystery? drama? Shadow Lurking There it was again. That flash of something out of the corner of his eye. It never failed to happen and almost always when he thought he was alone. He circled around in his chair, head swiveling back and forth, to search the nearness for […]

A Little Rhett & Link for your Monday

Hey all you Coffee Lovers! This one’s for you!Filed under: My Writing Journey Tagged: coffee, comedy, complicated coffee order, humor, Mondayblogs, RhettandLink, YouTube

99 Words

#shortstory #flashfiction #mondayblogs#99wordstory A thought in 99 words The light. It’s there at the end of the tunnel, but I am immovable. The encroaching shadowstrap and consume, seeping to the marrow of my bones, leaving an indelible mark on my soul. It changes me. Is it too late? Weakness is my way. Failing is my […]

15 Benefits of Online Writing Friends #writer #amwriting

Originally posted on Blondewritemore:
They get you!? In a world where you feel misunderstood by many this can mean a lot. They can relate to your writer mood swings and know what’s it like to type and cry. They are always full of writing advice and useful information. You won’t pay attention to it but…

Fantasy Lost

Originally posted on Richard Ankers:
Beneath a violet sky The unicorn did cry Fantasy was passing Flipping slowly by The golden streams stopped flowing The Phoenix rose no more The cherry blossom withered Eternal all, no more The stars did dim in sadness The constellations split And even warming darkness Laid low, twisted, made sick…