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State of Mind – A Writing Exercise
*Exercise from Naming the World. State of Mind. Explore a character’s thoughts before having them plunge into an action* There were so many things in life that I thought I would accomplish before now. I wanted to finish college and buy a house. I wanted to get married and have a baby. I thought I’d…
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Book Binder Layout
This year I’ve taken on another type of writing project; a non-fiction book on the writing process. My original outline for this had literally every step of the journey, and I realized that it would be waaayyyy too much for one book. So, I pruned it down and thought I’d go one step at…
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Senses Exercise 3
Aaand we’re back with the description exercises. As I work through my next book(s) I know I’m making more of a conscious effort to bring the setting to life. I even have a post-it note next to my editing pages that just says, “see, taste, smell, hear, feel” as a little reminder checklist to…
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A Cursed Witch Pt. 3
Johnathon Sharp straightened his tie and rechecked the story on the teleprompter. He hated having to deliver bad news on Monday mornings. Monday’s were bad enough on their own. But it was still there, waiting for him to read when the light turned green. “You ready?” the cameraman asked as he stepped out…
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A Cursed Witch pt 2
Eris lay spread-eagled on the stone in front of the cave entrance and bathed in the moonlight. The rays danced upon her skin and gave her renewed strength and energy. A shadow of a smile spread across her face, and it grew as she listened to the sounds of agony in the cave behind…
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A Cursed Witch pt 1
** In the spirit of Halloween, this post and the next two week’s will be a new short story called A Cursed Witch. Hope you enjoy it!** News anchor Johnathon Sharp straightened out his blank pieces of paper on the desk and looked up at camera one with his picture-perfect grin as the light…
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Last Time, I Swear
Just in case I haven’t mentioned it enough, my book is available on amazon! You can read it for free with Kindle Unlimited 🙂
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Story Cubes #6
The Cubes: Shield, backpack, treasure chest, dino fossil, skull and crossbones, elephant, ax, laser gun, staircase to a hidden underground room. Benny trudged through the trees and watched the ground. It had been days since he’d seen anything interesting and he was just about ready to call it and head back home. His feet…
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Story Cubes
Wrote a fun story with these cubes as inspiration! Check back Thursday to read it.
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Hey, My Book is Still Out Now
I’m still so in love with this video my cover artist made for my book. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it. And this is also your friendly reminder that my book is available for purchase on Amazon 🙂 It’s now included in Kindle Unlimited.
