B. Lynn Goodwin's Blog: Writer Advice's Flash MEMOIR Contest, page 23
May 15, 2017
Writer Advice's Flash Fiction Contest
Draw us in. Open our eyes. Dazzle, delight, and entice us. Winners receive cash prizes and are published. Low fee for solid feedback.
Deadline: 06/01/17. Details, $13.50 fee, and prizes: www.writeradvice.com.
April 20, 2017
Writer Advice’s Flash Fiction Contest
Writer Advice seeks flash fiction (750 words or less) Draw us in. Open our eyes. Dazzle, delight, and entice us. Winners receive cash prizes and are published. Low fee for solid feedback. Deadline: 06/01/17. Fee and details: www.writeradvice.com.
Questions? Concerns? Please contact Lgood67334 at comcast dot net. We look forward to reading your work.
March 29, 2017
T-Shirts I Have Known and Loved
Another side of Sandee Mason’s author, B. Lynn Goodwin
I’ve hung on to a lot of shirts over the years. Some are too small. Others have holes. I keep them for the memories. They remind me of how I got to be as old and fulfilled as I am today.
Improvisational Comedy
One of my favorites is a fitted black tee with white letteringfrom the seventies that says Improvisational Comedy in an arc across the back. In the front is my name and the word director. These were our costumes for San Ramon High School’s Improvised Comedy Troupe. I loved working with those actors. They were always actors first in my mind and teenagers second.
I let my actors make the decisions about color, lettering, and style. I would not be a performer, so I didn’t order a shirt, but they surprised me. “You’re our director,” one said. “You taught us how to do this stuff,” another added as…
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February 17, 2017
Meet Guest Author B. Lynn Goodwin…
Today I wrote the following 2 sentences to introduce myself to a group of writers at California Writers Club—Tri-Valley: “I got married for the first time at age 62 to a 2-time widower seeking his …
Source: Meet Guest Author B. Lynn Goodwin…
February 15, 2017
A Character Talks To Her Author
SM: This may sound a little strange, but I’m going to interview my author, B. Lynn Goodwin about the book she wrote before mine.
You see I’ve been learning a few things about care giving since I met a girl named Tessa. You’ll meet her when you read Talent. Her sister came back from Afghanistan with some kind of a brain injury. She’s still in a coma, but Tessa’s keeping a journal for her to help her when she wakes up. So, Lynn, my first question would be is Tessa’s journal like your book?
BLG: A little bit. In both cases caregivers are relieving stress by writing their stories one incident at a time and one feeling at a time.
They are processing their thoughts as they write them down. There’s something about slowing down and putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard that makes what’s happening more manageable. You don’t deny thoughts the minute they flit into your brain. Instead you deal with them.
SM: Cool. That’s like my journal for English class, except I try not to say anything too personal there.
BLG: You can be as personal as you want when you journal for yourself. So who else would this journal be good for?
SM: Maybe my mom. Maybe even my dad. They can’t get over what happened to my brother, Bri. Not that I blame them. But it totally sucks—I mean it’s totally hard—to be me right now. They hardly even know I’m around.
BLG: So they could process what happened to Bri and how they are coping?
SM: Wait a minute. I’m supposed to be asking the questions! Do you have to journal every day?
BLG: Write when you want to. Write as often as you want to. Some people set a timer for 10 minutes. Some people keep going long after 10 minutes.
SM: Where did those 200 sentence starts come from?
BLG: Good questions, Sandee. I’m not sure anyone ever asked me that before. I first wrote them for my students. They were tenth graders who kept saying, “There’s nothing to write about.” So I started saying, “Finish that sentence start on the board and just keep going.”
SM: Did it work?
BLG: Would it work in your English class?
SM: It would for some people.
BLG: Exactly. When I used sentence starts with more motivated people, like drama students developing their characters or my free writing group, people used them to start. They let one idea lead to the next.
SM: So are journaling and free writing the same?
BLG: Free writing is a form of journaling.
SM: So I think I might like a copy of the book for Tessa, and I think I should get Mom and Dad separate books. So how do I get it?
BLG: Go to Amazon. I know you know about Amazon because they sell your story, Talent too. The Amazon page for You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers is You Want Me to Do WHAT? The page for Talent is Talent.
SM: Thanks for letting me interview you. Maybe I should take up journalism.
BLG: It’s okay with me, but you’ll have to wait until I get my newest book published before I can tell more of your stories, Sandee. I’ll tell you more about that book in our next interview.
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February 7, 2017
Talent is a Finalist
Congratulations!
Sandee, Diego, Rob, Nicole, Jenn, Mrs. G, Mr. and Mrs. Mason, and the drama program at San Ramos High
February 6, 2017
Blog Hop
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We’re going to be part of a blog hop on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. I, Sandee Mason, will be interviewing my author, B. Lynn Goodwin, about a book she wrote before Talent. It’s called You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers.
It’s hosted by Brandi Kennedy and Jodie Pierce and will cover many genres. Here’s all the information minus the book covers. Sorry about that. They didn’t copy:
About Brandi:
Brandi Kennedy is a romance novelist who is finally living her childhood career dream. As a child, books were her world and through adulthood, that love of words has never changed. Brandi is now a contemporary romance novelist and poet with a deep love of writing and a curiously adventurous desire to someday write in several other genres.
A woman of varied interests, Brandi loves photography, music of all kinds, knitting, crochet, and of course, mothering her two young daughters. Currently, she finds her home in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, among the mountains and the members of her extended family, where she spends her days at the computer, bringing fresh and incredibly real characters to life.
Bibliography:
Fat Chance: The Kingsley Series #1
Prescription for Love: The Kingsley Series #2
Wrestling Harmony: The Kingsley Series #3
More than Friends: The Kingsley Series #4
Selkie I
Selkie II
Fighting for Freedom
Courageous (a short standalone novella)
Where to Find Brandi:
Blog: www.authorbrandikennedy.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandi.fields.kennedy.923?fref=ts
& facebook.com/authorbrandikennedy
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6861198.Brandi_Kennedy
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BrandiKennedyAuthor
Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandikennedy84/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandi-kennedy-a2916990
Twitter: @brandikennedy84
Instagram: @authorbrandikennedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt7nmTKO2K_fH4jAWWB4V3A
Snapchat: @brandikennedy84
Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Brandi-Kennedy/e/B00AQIJJ5S
**For some exclusive fun, different and exciting new information as well as an extra monthly flash fiction, join her for as little as $1 per month at:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/authorbrandikennedy
Now, hop on over to the other blogs hosting Brandi for the entire month of February:
2/2 www.barbara-custer.livejournal.com
2/3 www.facebook.com/sallyssneakypeeks
2/4 www.authorbrandikennedy.blogspot.com
2/5 www.jenniferzamboni.blogspot.com
2/9 www.barbarawinkes.blogspot.ca
2/12 www.jenniferzamboni.blogspot.com
2/17 www.jodiepierceauthor.blogspot.com & www.thevampirequeen1.blogspot.com
2/19 www.www.jenniferzamboni.blogspot.com
2/23 www.margobondcolling.com & www.bookiaimfortheheart.blogspot.com
2/24 www.authorgeorginahannan.blogspot.co.uk
2/25 www.authorbrandikennedy.blogspot.com & www.jenniferzamboni.blogspot.com
2/28 www.debbieherbert.com/blog
Stop by these blogs and leave a comment…there may be a prize for the person who’s visited and commented on the most blogs (other than the blog participants…aw shucks)!
January 24, 2017
The Role of M&Ms in Talent
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My author was asked to take some refreshments to a book signing. She’s stapled these quotes to muffin cups, and she’s going to put M&Ms in them. Her business cards will go under them.
What do you think?
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“I slide my hand into my backpack and pull out two red M&Ms. The chocolate melts on my tongue and soothes my stomach.”
~~Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“I’m so nervous I grabbed a whole handful of M&Ms without even thinking.”
~~Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“I can’t control it [auditions] any more than I can control how many M&Ms go in my mouth when I get nervous.”
~~Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“No way I’ll let anybody see the tears in my eyes. It’s not my fault that I don’t sing bass or tenor. I slide my hand into my pocket and sneak three M&Ms.
~~Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“I grab a handful of M&Ms, but a second later, I drop them back in the bag. Candy can’t solve this problem.”
~~Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“I’ve opened a fresh pack of M&Ms, which are still stashed in the left pocket of my corduroy jacket. I didn’t buy any today, and I hope I won’t tomorrow, but I don’t want to waste the ones I have.”
~~Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“I reach into my jacket pocket for my M&Ms, but I slide my hand back out without taking any.
~~Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“I excuse myself, head for the bathroom, and on the way, I stuff a handful of M&Ms into my mouth.
“Do they help?” a girl with a husky voice asks.
~~ Tessa Kwan to Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
“She’s challenging me just like she did last night when she saw me consuming the M&Ms. She catches my look and says, “You can’t avoid your feelings, Sandee. You have to face them.”
~~Tessa Kwan to Sandee Mason in Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin
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What happened? There were a bunch more. Three pages. I guess you’ll have to read the book and find them yourself.
If you click on that it should take you right to my page–okay the page for my book. I want you to read my story, now that drama teachers are casting the spring musical. M&Ms are only a small part, but refreshments have to be food, and the food was supposed to be related.
Got it?
Thanks!
December 31, 2016
Happy New Year
I don’t understand why New Year’s is such a big deal. Am I being a party-pooper? That’s what Rob said when I told him I wasn’t going to his party for all the performing arts kids. You’d think he would know better after rehab.
A year ago we were waiting for the Army to tell us that Bri had been found in an Army Hospital. Or any hospital. Or even that he’d been found with amnesia and he’d have to learn who we were again. Anything would have been better than the news we dreaded and feared. But it came.
The amazing thing is that life went on after we got the news. The principal asked me to make a presentation about him in the assembly and one thing led to another, and hear we are. It’s been nearly a year.
Mom was kinda weepy earlier. She got that way on Christmas too, so Dad said that tonight was just for the two of them. He told me about it before he told Mom, which made me feel very grown up. So Diego and I are going to watch movies tonight. And eat popcorn and maybe M&Ms. Dad made me promise I wouldn’t have a party, but he was fine with my having Diego over. He said he’ll trust us and we’d better not give him a reason to change his mind.
What would you watch on TV if you were with your boyfriend? Am I leaving myself wide open with that question? Sure hope not. I guess I’ll find out how well you know me by your answer.
Whether you respond or not, I hope you have a wonderful New Year. 2017 has to be better than the first part of 2016.
November 29, 2016
Ending on Wednesday…
Not this blog…
Not TALENT
Not our editing services
Not Writer Advice
Not interviews or book reviews on Writer Advice
Not my writing practice or yours
Not the world as we know it
What’s ending at the end of the day on December 1 is Writer Advice’s Fifth Scintillating Starts Contest.
Have you shared the first 1000 words of your memoir or novel with us? You should. We are known for our great feedback, and you have a chance to win a cash prize and have your work published in Writer Advice, http://www.writeradvice.com.
Grab and hold us with your opening paragraphs. We’ll read from works in progress as well as finished manuscripts. Submit up to 1000 words of any unpublished memoir, novel, or creative nonfiction by 12-01-16 to Writer Advice’s Scintillating Starts Contest.
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