• September Reads

                Another four books down this month. One of them was from my overall reading list, and now I only have eight books left on there to get through before the end of the year. This month I didn’t read a craft book, though. I’ve spent more time reading blogs and listening to podcasts about…

  • Senses Exercise Number 2

             In my current writing project I’ve been making a conscious effort to describe the setting, and I think I’ve been doing a much better job already just by putting it at the front of my mind. So, to keep that momentum going, I’m taking another shot at a writing exercise from the Thesaurus of…

  • 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…

  • Story Cubes

    Wrote a fun story with these cubes as inspiration! Check back Thursday to read it.

  • 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.

  • August Reads

             This month I dropped back down to just the four books goal. Which is totally fine! I’m not disappointed in the slightest, because I know I was using my time in other ways that were also productive. I spent more time on editing my next book and doing marketing research. But since I could…

  • Reading is Magic

  • Description Writing

    I’ve decided I need to try to expand on my description abilities. I feel like its something I leave out too often because I see it in my head, and I forget that other people can’t see it too. I don’t remember the last time I described how a character looked in a first or…

  • Tarot Cards 3

    The Cards 0 The Fool—A Person driven by base urges and needs. Two of Wands—Self-doubt. At cross purposes with something. Four of Wands—Teamwork Seven of Cups—Imagination and opening your mind Seven of Wands—Push beyond usual limits to exceed expectations *I struggled a little coming up with a story for these cards. Sorry in advance if…

  • Tarot Card Exercise

    Short story on Thursday using these cards as a prompt!