• Senses Exercise 5

    **When we are intensely using one of our senses, we sometimes block out the other sense, for example, closing our eyes when we experience an intense sound, taste, smell, or touch.**          At first, she’d thought the blindfold being tugged over her eyes had been a prank. Justin was always doing stuff like that and…

  • Blindfold Test

    This week I explore another exercise with the senses. A blindfold makes you rely more on your other senses. Can you smell and feel your way out of a bad situation? Check back Thursday to see what happens.

  • Now Write Exercise Two

    Now Write Exercise Two – Jule Selbo Pick the clear genre (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or thriller – I picked horror) The first scene needs to make it clear and also introduce the character List possible sub-genres to support your story (I picked paranormal) Frame the story in the overriding genre ** So I didn’t feel…

  • Another Random Image Prompt

    This week I tried my hand at another exercise from the Now Write book and I decided I needed the help of some random images again. These are what Google gave me, come back Thursday to see what I ended up with.

  • Now Write Writing Exercise

    Writing exercise from NOW WRITE! Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror exercise book. Exercise one, Steven Saus. Pick an image (I used a random image generator) Pick only one element of the image (I picked the broken tree in the background) Repeat for a cross idea (random image generator, I picked birds) Force the ideas together…

  • New Book Alert!

    Back at the beginning of the year, I made a game plan to achieve multiple goals this year. One of those goals was to release another collection of short stories. And it’s ready! Spoiler alert, it’s stories that were previously published on this blog, but with another run through of edits to make sure they’re…

  • 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…

  • Senses Exercise #4

             Today we’re taking another trip through the Senses Thesaurus and working on descriptions. I thought I’d try something different this time though, and just describe Christmas day and make sure I include all five senses. And I’m going to try my best to use the best words I can to invoke the right feelings…

  • 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…

  • Tarot Cards #4

    The Cards Page of Cups: An emotionally open young person given to flights of imaginative fantasy Knight of Wands: Trying to rescue the world by imposing order on it Five of Cups (reversed): The worst thing that could happen actually creates a better situation Strength: Discipline yourself to follow your intuition Medicine Wheel (reversed): Start…