Cage Dunn's Blog, page 44

And now, some Writing Tips from Leonard Elmore:

I’m pretty sure I’ve broken a few of these rules, especially in the story about the- ooooh nope, nope, nope, I’m not telling that one yet. But if I find the handwritten pages, and get them typed up, I’ll share snippets.

Versatile? I wonder …

I never do these award thingies, but for some reason when I saw this one on Cactus, I wondered, and wondered, and wondered. And then I decided to sit down and do a few sentences, maybe not the whole blurble of it, and I’m not going to ‘nominate’ people (you can do it, you can, … Continue reading Versatile? I wonder …

An Ugg-ly Battle – Again

I’d like to point everyone to another incident where a company has placed a bar on the use of a word when that word has been in common usage throughout the world for longer than man has been wearing sheepskin boots. Have a look here (especially this bit: Deckers use the brand name UGG Australia, … Continue reading An Ugg-ly Battle – Again

Tacking into the Dark Side

Do you play on the dark side? Like a bit of suspense in your tales? There’s a new story, a short one (novella, that’s about as short as my stories get) that got a bit of attention from a publisher, but ultimately rejected. Which means I may have a new story for you by the … Continue reading Tacking into the Dark Side

The Decline of Self-Publishing

Originally posted on Ruth Ann Nordin's Author Blog:
I’ve been taking in what authors have been discussing in author groups and speaking privately with a couple of author friends. My gut feeling has been telling me that I better make plans on what I should do when self-publishing is no longer the best venue…

Hold That Thought!

Did you know I’m a writer? It’s true. Sort of. I write stories, and when they’re finished I check them – I call it RRR for Review, Revise, Rewrite. Part of that process includes checking for things that need approval from someone, somewhere. Those things get noted and requests get sent. And I wait. Sometimes, … Continue reading Hold That Thought!

Silence (scene 6)

Previous scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Lyra took a deep breath and squinted. She choked back a gasp and used one hand to grip her throat. It had to look good. They had to think she’d tried something and failed. That any barrier they’d placed on her prison were sound and impenetrable. She couldn’t … Continue reading Silence (scene 6)

Silence (Scene 5)

For the previous scenes: 1, 2, 3 , 4. If the position was clear that Lyra wouldn’t be permitted to use her normal senses, she’d play along. A bit. Not too much. She’d let them think she was gone, undone, remorseful. Not a danger to a young mind — or an old one! After all, she’d twisted … Continue reading Silence (Scene 5)

Silence (Scene 4)

The previous scenes: 1, 2, 3 Both hands flew to Lyra’s mouth as she realised the potential meaning. Was this forever? Was she stuck in a portion, a between-moment of the leafverse? A point where it was broken? Could they do that? Was it legal? No, of course it wasn’t. And apart from that, if … Continue reading Silence (Scene 4)

Me with words…

This is the reality, the real deal – the amount of time wasted asking people to tell you the word that’s in the head but just won’t pop out … until 0300 in the blessed AM – Gah! View original post