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Style in Writing

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
It was a dark and stormy night (photo from futurebuddha.net) The inspiration for the post came to me when reading a post on the excellent Reddest Pen, calledShow AND Tell. The author, Tom Mock, stood up in defense of telling; a form of expression that has become more uncoolthan…

Oasis of Mars: All Aboard

Okay, so I actually used Mars as the setting for my Oasis #BlogBattle story. And as often happens, more story wanted to come from that short episode, so I wrote two more parts the next week. I tried to put it aside for the time being, knowing I want to really and truly write this […]

#BlogBattle Week 32 “Mars” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 32 Story Theme:Mars (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: Anyone […]

3 Ways to Fire Up Your Writing Career Today

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
My impression of writers on social media…. #tinfoilhat I am an “Old Dog” of the digital publishing paradigm. When I started out on social media, I did not want to be a social media expert. I enjoyed editing and teaching and longed to write fiction. But every a$$clown…

Interview with Rachael Ritchey

Originally posted on The Beauty of Words:
Rachael Ritchey is the author of The Beauty Thief, a first in the Chronicles of the Twelve Realms series, who also hosts a weekly writing prompt on her website called Blog Battle. She’s a native Idahoan who knows next to nothing about potatoes except that she likes them.…

Somewhat Scarred for Life #BlogBattle 31

It was just one thing after another with the icing on the cake being Bob winning the bid. Bob’s an idiot. He’s got less talent in his little pinkie than I have in my whole body! Oh wait, I might have that phrase wonky. You get the point. I’m trying really hard not to roll […]

#BlogBattle Week 31 “Scar” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 31 Story Theme: Scar (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: […]

Real Alaska Wild Man

It’s not every day and it’s not everyone who gets to meet a real-life Alaska wild man, but today was my lucky day! Here I am thousands of miles from the tundras of Alaska sitting in my cozy basement in the outlying countryside of Spokane, Washington, (another beautiful place with a rich Native American history), […]

Siblinghood of the World Bloggers Award

I was for nominated for the Siblinghood of the World Bloggers Award by Jane Potter@The Greenish Bookshelf. Thanks Jane! Shekeeps a shelf brimming with books, loves to discuss them, and is sweet as can be. You should definitely stop by her blog and say hi. Tell her Rachael sent you. ;) THE RULES: Thank the […]

Interview with David Williamson, #BlogBattle “Ride” Winner

Another week, another winner! :D Everyone, please welcome David Williamson of SonWorshiper to the blog today. He’s our “Ride” winner for last week’s #BlogBattle, and I’m pleased to have him here with us today. It’s great you could come by, David. I hope you’ve been having a good time writing fiction for the battles, because […]