So, what do you think? Do you think you want to come along on my month of writing adventure? I thought maybe it would be fun, with me pursuing my dream for the first time in my life, to have company. So I've decided to TRY to write a blog post every day noting what… Continue reading Day One of Writing Freedom
Tag: Writer’s Digest
Short Story Contest Entry – A whole new level
I am getting ready to take a new step in my writing life. For the first time ever in my life, I am planning to . . .pay *gasp* . . . to enter a writing contest. I have a short story all ready to go - well, almost. I am waiting for edits from… Continue reading Short Story Contest Entry – A whole new level
The Bench
So I completed my first short story in forever a couple weeks ago. No, not the one for Writer's Digest. This is one that I actually came up with on my own - and longer than 750 words - and I actually finished it! Granted, it is a little . . .what's the word? A… Continue reading The Bench
Writing Contests
For you beginning writers out there, who, perhaps have always loved to write, but never made it into a career, and now you find yourselves in your late 20s without a published novel (a thing that seemed impossible when you were younger), and you are stuttering along trying to get back that magic thing called… Continue reading Writing Contests
Writer’s Digest Your Story #66
Not going to lie, I am nervous to even put this on my blog because I know it is awful. But it is the first story I have actually completed in probably years. So, I thought I would take a deep breath and post it anyway. This story was in response to the Writer's Digest… Continue reading Writer’s Digest Your Story #66
The Turning Point. . . and Character Sketches
Tonight I made lasagna, baking powder biscuits, and, again, salad. Although, I don't think the salad should count since it is a pre-mixed bag. Because I grew up saving money, I still always immediately grab the most inexpensive ingredient I see at the grocery store. This time, interestingly, the least expensive cheese for my lasagna… Continue reading The Turning Point. . . and Character Sketches
Upcoming Goals
Sorry I haven't posted in so long - I have been busy with life: Settling in to my new job, setting up Christmas stuff, recovering from a week and a half with my in-laws . . . all that. 🙂 So, here are my upcoming writing goals. I think it will be significantly harder to… Continue reading Upcoming Goals
Story Ideas
So, I decided to actually do something today rather than mooning about, thinking about how I wished I was writing again. So, I signed up for Writer's Digest, dug through and pulled out several old pages of long ago story titles and ideas, and reread them, and then I pulled out Gail Carson Levine's Writing Magic:… Continue reading Story Ideas
Forest Idylls 