I was talking with my husband this week about the fantasy novel I am writing. He was under the impression that I would self-publish or make it into an ebook. I was under the impression that he knew me better than that. His reasoning was that it would become available faster–which is true–and that it […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
6 + 6 = Saturday Six

The link in Wednesday’s post about high schools killing our love of reading inspired today’s Saturday Six. I looked back at the books I had to read for various English classes and used to despise but have revisited on my own to find out that I really liked them. 6 Books I hated in High […]
Writing Prompt: Sad Boy

I didn’t have a lot of time this week for fiction writing (outside of the fantasy novel I am working on and will share a chapter here at a later date). Here is a writing prompt I did a while ago and am (apologies, apologies) reusing. Prompt – “He’s the cutest little boy. Makes it […]
Top 6 Weasel Words

Read an article this week on “Weasel Words“– or filler words that you overuse and don’t contribute to the writing. It made me annoyed with myself as I realized some of mine. And there are probably more that I haven’t even realized. Which annoys me more. My Top 6 Weasel Words: Just Very Said (like […]
Wanted: Roommate

Denise stood in her living room and looked around her. The white IKEA futon. The pale wooden coffee table and end table (both from the same matching IKEA set). The still-life art prints on the wall. These objects had all come with her roommate. Despite all this around her, the apartment now had an empty […]