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Haiku: An Author’s Dream

My haikuforRonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge, a fun activity and contest that is open for everyoneto participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Love & Last. I hope you enjoy it.

“An Author’s Dream”

The pen loves to write,

Bringing dreams and worlds to life,

I want them to last.

This is my dream as an author. I love creating new worlds and unique characters, and bringing stories to life. I want them to touch people’s hearts and make a difference; I...

Cosmic Hunter: Tropical Killer Cake

My entryforthis week’s #BlogBattle challenge by wonderful Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge isto write a short story based onthat week’s chosen word. Visit the link to read more about it! Anyone can participate, and it’s a great way to hone one’s writing skills!This week’s wordis: “Cosmic.”Enjoy!

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The camera focuses before the reporter.

“News Update! Earlier, we reported that the monstrosity, now come to be known as the Tropical Killer Cake, is on the loose. Currently, it is prowling Braz...

Haiku: Potatoes for Soup

This week I have 2 haiku’s forRonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge, a fun activity and contest that is open for everyoneto participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Want& Tatters. I hope you enjoy both. One is for humor, the other more serious.

Potatoes for Soup

“What’s tatters, precious?”

“Taters, you uncouth Gollum!”

“Stupid Hobbitses.”

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“The Sea’s Hunger”

The sea sighs its want

The waves never satisfied,

Ships in tatters sink.

I hope you enjoyed...

Charming Anton’s Woe

My entryforthis week’s #BlogBattle challenge by wonderful Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge isto write a short story based onthat week’s chosen word. Visit the link to read more about it! Anyone can participate, and it’s a great way to hone one’s writing skills!This week’s wordis: “Blonde.”

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Charming Anton strolled Elite Snooty Boarding School’s campus grounds and the magnificent garden, a luxurious haven made for the most prestigious of students, of which Antonwas their shining star: The...

Haiku: Here One Day, Gone The Next

For RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge, a fun activity and contest that is open for everyoneto participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: New& Time. I hope you enjoy it.

“Here One Day, Gone The Next”

A new beginning,

The lotus flower rises,

Harsh Time claws it down.

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How a Haiku is read:

A new beginning, The lotus flower rises.

The lotus flower rises, Harsh time claws it down.

2015 E. Rawls

Silver Shimmers Goodbye

My entryforthis week’s #BlogBattle challenge by Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge isto write a short story based onthat week’s chosen word. Visit the link to read more about it! Anyone can participate, and it’s a great way to hone one’s writing skills!This week’s wordis: “Silver.” This is part 4 oftheshort story/flash fiction series: Clover. If you haven’t read it yet, please do.

Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3
Now on to Part 4 below. Enjoy!

Over a month had passed since the soldiers of their Fores...

Introducing Worksheets for Writers!

E. Rawls:

Very helpful tools and worksheets for writers looking to come up with the best title for their next work: Novel Title Brainstorming.

Originally posted on Sara Letourneau's Official Website & Blog:

Exciting news, everyone: I have officially launched the Worksheets for Writers page!

Worksheets for Writersis where writers can find worksheets containing all kinds of writing and brainstorming exercises. The page houses onlyonedocument right now, but I already have ideas on how to expand m...

Original? Is That Even Possible?

It’s a great feeling if your work gets called “Original” by someone. You feel like you’ve written something special and worthwhile, something that nobody else has thought up but you. Your story is unique, and that’s why so many people will want to read it. You hope for that word “Original” as a label on your book. But soon a difficult reality strikes: To write something people will consider “Original” means you have to think way outside-the-box. This post is inspired by the post: helpingwrite...

Haiku: Unreachable

For RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge, a fun activity and contest that is open for anyoneto participate. This week’s words are: Vie& Reach. I hope you enjoy it.

“Unreachable”

She flew beyond reach,

The Prince vied to bring her back,

But Death blocked his path.

E. Rawls

Bludgeon to Survive

My entryforthis week’s #BlogBattle challenge by Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge isto write a short story based onthat week’s chosen word. Visit the link to read more about it; anyone can participate, and it’s a great way to hone one’s writing skills!This week’s wordis the verb form of: “Bludgeon.” This story takes place soon after theshort story: Clover. If you haven’t read it yet, please do.Enjoy!

One…two… the sword came down in two bludgeoning chops. One… the blade arced left. Two… the...