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Games, Mind Maps, and Doodles

Regular readers know I focus on Reading, Writing, and Publishing on this blog but today’s post could certainly help anyone. I’ve posted about games recently—Games for Writers ( or, really, anyone :-) And, I’ve shown an example of using mind maps in my own work—I Give Myself A Fantastic Writing Challenge . . . But, […]

When’s The Last Time You Wrote A Letter?

Some may suppose, these days, that even writing a note by hand is a rare event. Somehow, I doubt it… Like many things we read in the paper on the ‘Net, there may be more handwritten letters and notes being sent than noticed, just like there are more peaceful and loving acts occurring than most […]

Friday Fantasy ~~~ Number Two

Copyright, 2013, Alexander M Zoltai Read More Friday Fantasy The Mountain Wizard The mountains were wide and ranging, one peak in particular experienced as awesome—nearest to the city, dominating the landscape. The People called it the home of the Tongue of Lightning. The storm was born in those mountains, nurtured in its valleys, and released […]

I Can Not Do This Alone . . .

In twenty days, I’ll have been maintaining this blog for three years… Many people have helped me—a few much more than others… One in particular has been magnificently invaluable… The first level of help is the wide-ranging group of folks who write other posts and articles that I then reference and comment on—in many ways, […]

Games for Writers ( or, really, anyone :-)

I love games—the more they simulate aspects of real life, the better… I think games are one of the most important things folks can do to stay sane and healthy… I wrote two past posts about my gaming: Writing & Games ~ Sometimes It’s Hard To Tell Which Is Which… Special Flash News Alert ~ […]

One Huge Gold Mine for Writers

Many blogs have a set day of the week when they share links form other blogs and web sites. My tendency is to reference other folks Monday through Thursday and share my own writing on Fridays. However, there’s a particularly interesting blog I use as one of my sources of information for things worthy to […]

Where Are All The Writing Prompts?

If someone asked me the question in the title of this post, my first answer would be Life—moving, breathing, blooming, careening writing prompts… Then, I might direct them to these four past posts: The Most Important Writing Prompt In The World? All Kinds of Writing Prompts . . . More Writing Prompts . . . […]

Friday Fantasy ~~~ Number One

Copyright, 2013, Alexander M Zoltai The Merfolk Merulla waited below the surface of the river. She had no fear the other merfolk would feel her actions through the embrace of the water—she had incited many schools of fish to hyperactivity. They would block her presence. She waited for the whistle from the one with legs… […]

I Give Myself A Fantastic Writing Challenge . . .

It’s always interesting how seemingly isolated threads of activity can weave themselves into a new goal… First: I was contemplating the writing of one of the stories for the series, Behind The Scenes, and decided to purchase a deck of “Magic” cards to do a little research… Second: I gave a half-hearted attempt to learn […]

Latest Top Ten Blog Posts and Pages

This past April I shared the top ten posts and pages for this blog. Not a lot of changes since April but, considering there are now 795 posts, the Top 10 become a good indicator of who’s reading what. Most of this blog’s traffic comes from Internet searches so, when the Top 10 posts change, […]