Cage Dunn's Blog, page 19

Who is the Story for?

The writer gets the characters together, puts them in situations, shows their backbone – or lack of – and pushes them through plots and troubles until the lesson is learned, the question is answered, the world is set right – or the consequences are clear for all to see. That’s how a writer does it, … Continue reading Who is the Story for?

Delays or Opportunities

The delays are due to the broken thumb/wrist. I can’t work fast. Sometimes, not at all. Output to a standstill when compared to other days, weeks, months. The opportunity, though, is to catch up with the things I need to read. No, not fiction. I do that in bed before sleeping (without the cat these … Continue reading Delays or Opportunities

This #MeToo Cake has no Icing

Trigger Warning: This is a rant, so if you don’t want to read about abuse, rape, legal injustice, then STOP right here. Do not enter this black moment. *** A new thing lately is the bully romance. Did my chin hit the floor that this is a thing? This is how it’s described: Bully romance … Continue reading This #MeToo Cake has no Icing

The Game

of attraction. Not between people, but toward a purpose, an end point. This is an experiment, so here goes … The Door The sign is for a new style of massage, with an image of strong masculine hands shaped to knead muscles. Hands with no callouses, short nails, no hair. A man’s knowing hands, ready … Continue reading The Game

Here Comes the Sun

Hang on, hang on, it’s just a few minutes away. I promise. Those clouds will part and there will be the light of a bright, sunshiny day. Okay, looks like I was wrong. Again. But the days are getting longer, the mornings are lightening earlier, and the flowers are blooming. Yes, they are. The purple … Continue reading Here Comes the Sun

Times be a-Changin’

Yep. Housekeeping time for the blog. It’s a regular thing with the blog posts removed after a certain period of time. Pages get updated a bit, played with, but not a full spring-clean. Now is the time. If you don’t see me for a while, it’s because the doors are closed, the fumigators are in, … Continue reading Times be a-Changin’

Getting the Goss

Or critique feedback. It’s not easy to write a story, let alone a book. It’s not easy to get someone to read it and offer comments. It’s not easy to get a critique on a book. But, if we want to keep writing stories and books, we need to take the first step (sometimes, several … Continue reading Getting the Goss

Looking to the Light

Today is the shortest day of the year – if you live in the southern hemisphere. It’s the day I do a bit of a clean-out. Cupboards, rooms, shelves, eFiles, drawers, sheds, gardens. It’s the shortest day, so getting it done within the time-frame ensures it can’t all be done, only the things that matter. … Continue reading Looking to the Light

Conflict, suspense, and tension

(Okay, let’s just pretend it’s Friday and I’m doing my weekly update on the subject that came up several weeks ago) (The pic comes from Fandango and his Flash Fiction Challenge, except I’m not writing fiction — or am I?) Conflict: See that balloon? The conflict comes from the character who knows enough about balloons … Continue reading Conflict, suspense, and tension

The Frantic Friday Kerfuffle

There’s a news story from a reputable rag: Billions of passwords just leaked online! Check here to see if you are affected with a link to check emails at the Personal Data Leak Checker. I checked. And I’ve spent all my time this morning changing the passwords. And then going through and security checking every, … Continue reading The Frantic Friday Kerfuffle