- Zen – HaikuThought it was Sankrit, But from Japanese it came, To English one day. Into Japanese,Continue reading “Zen – Haiku”
- Yesterday – HaikuYesterday has passed, And today is almost gone, And tomorrow’s next.
- Yellow – HaikuWith yellow I can, Draw the sun and happiness, Far from cowardly.
- X – HaikuIn my heart an X, Is drawn each time I am hurt, Can they beContinue reading “X – Haiku”
- Writing: endings and beginningsWith the year 2020 about to become the year 2021, I’m starting to think aboutContinue reading “Writing: endings and beginnings”
- Writing Wednesday: How to Show Your Readers a Story“Show, don’t tell,” is frequent writing advice. Even though we say “tell me a story,”Continue reading “Writing Wednesday: How to Show Your Readers a Story”
- Writing Wednesday – time got away from meI meant to have a post about the writing process for you today, but timeContinue reading “Writing Wednesday – time got away from me”
- Writing Science Fiction – RevisitedThere’s much more to sci-fi than science. On this day last year, I wrote aContinue reading “Writing Science Fiction – Revisited”
- Writing Prompts RevisitedI’ve used writing prompts on a lot of Thursdays. Time flies, and I didn’t manageContinue reading “Writing Prompts Revisited”
- Writing Prompts PastI don’t have any new content today, but I do have this category page.
- Writing Interrupted: I need to share thisIt would normally be Writing Advice today, but given the fact that WordPress has addedContinue reading “Writing Interrupted: I need to share this”
- Writing Fiction Is – HaikuWriting fiction is, Having empathy with those, Who do not exist.
- Writing Community InsultsThis tweet by @mims_words and the comments are great “resources” if you want to fireContinue reading “Writing Community Insults”
- Writing Advice: What to do when an Editor sends you your edited manuscriptIt’s time. You’ve sent your manuscript to an Editor, you’ve waited while they’ve been working,Continue reading “Writing Advice: What to do when an Editor sends you your edited manuscript”
- Writing Advice: no need to be tense about verbs!Stories are full of action, so verbs are important, but don’t let that worry you.Continue reading “Writing Advice: no need to be tense about verbs!”
- Writing Advice: dealing with too many ideasAs a Writer, I often find myself in a situation many people might be surprisedContinue reading “Writing Advice: dealing with too many ideas”
- Writing Advice: consider point of viewWho tells the story? Point of view (POV) is an important topic when you startContinue reading “Writing Advice: consider point of view”
- Writing Advice: Break up long sections of dialog, and an accidental storyWhen I sent Wounded Bride to be edited, the book was full of long sectionsContinue reading “Writing Advice: Break up long sections of dialog, and an accidental story”
- Writing Advice – The Long and the ShortFeatured image: tranquil lake reflecting house and forest — Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.comContinue reading “Writing Advice – The Long and the Short”
- Writing Advice – Tell a StoryThere’s a lot of writing advice out there. Following some guidelines, such as the onesContinue reading “Writing Advice – Tell a Story”
- Writing Advice – Subject and Object PronounsPronouns can be a problem, and if your book contains many instances of incorrect ones,Continue reading “Writing Advice – Subject and Object Pronouns”
- Writing Advice – Point of ViewPistol: Why, then the world’s mine oyster. Which I with sword will open. William ShakespeareContinue reading “Writing Advice – Point of View”
- Writing Advice – Dialog AttributionYou’ve probably heard the phrase “show, don’t tell.” I’d like to show you why IContinue reading “Writing Advice – Dialog Attribution”
- Writing Advice – CharactersWithout characters, stories would tell very little. Would you want to pick up a bookContinue reading “Writing Advice – Characters”
- Writing“Writing” is the writing prompt today. I normally talk about writing fiction, but nonfiction mustContinue reading “Writing”