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Blogging Topics for 2018: What Do You Want?

Well, here it is – my first blog post of 2018! Whee! I’ve been a disciplined blogger for years – I’ve posted at least one blog post a week for several years now, missing only a few weeks here and there in all that time. However, I’ve never been a particularly organized blogger; that is, […]

Inspiration for the New Year: Story Prompt #MondayMotivation

It’s a brand new year! A new year full of new ideas, new adventures to be had, new books to be read and new stories to be written. Where will your imagination take you in 2018? Advertisements Filed under: Writings about Writing Tagged: Happy New Year, imagination, story idea, story prompt, writing prompt

2017 – A Year in Review

This has been quite a year for me. For all of my followers, I hope you have enjoyed reading my posts, and have gotten some useful and insightful tidbits from this blog. And I hope you continue to read, because in 2018 I plan to delve deeper into all things writerly, both for myself and […]

How to Wish Writers a Merry Christmas

If you’re not a writer (or even if you are), you probably know a writer – or at least follow a few on social media. So while you’re putting the finishing touches on your holiday gift-buying (or if you’re one of those ones who hasn’t started yet), I’m here to offer you a few tips […]

Writing Prompt: Celebrate your Character’s Favorite Holiday

Winter is my favorite season, and Christmas is my favorite holiday, and so at this time of year I invariably find myself wanting to write wintry and Christmas-themed scenarios, even if my current WIP has nothing to do with either one. I think it’s a valid writing exercise, though. Writing about a holiday that may […]

Magic versus Technology: Setting the Rules for Your Fictional World

Today the terms “fantasy” and “science fiction” are becoming broad, catch-all terms that encompass a wide range of sub-genres. Most people don’t just write fantasy, they write urban paranormal romance or YA epic fantasy. The same with science fiction: there’s everything from space fantasy to steampunk to retro-futurism. This is a good thing, because the […]

Retrofuturism, Historical Fantasy, and Dieselpunk Tech

 As you may know, I’m currently writing a historical fantasy series. It’s set in the 1920s, and the title character Mrs. Jones has assorted adventures; magic, a touch of the paranormal, and a lot of “futuristic” retro-technology are key elements in her world. I wrote a post last year giving some tips on how to […]

Inspiration for the Week: Story Prompt #MondayMotivation

The change of seasons can be a magical time. As we move towards winter, there’s something fantastical about a world of cold. What kind of wintry story does this image tell? Let me know how this image inspires you this week! Advertisements Filed under: Music, Movies, and other Muses Tagged: story ideas, story prompt, story […]

On Being Thankful

With Thanksgiving approaching for those of us in America, I’ve been thinking about gratitude. Gratitude or thankfulness I believe stems primarily from two aspects: perspective and choice. When I think about gratitude as a matter of perspective, I see children. I remember back quite a few years ago when my south-east coast town was in […]

Why I’m Writing Short Stories Instead of Novels

I’ve always considered myself a novelist. I love long involved stories, the more epic the better. As a kid I loved The Chronicles of Narnia, then I read The Lord of the Rings and others (The Silmarillion, etc.) I love a thick novel with a thick plot (like The Historian), and my favorite TV show […]