Transitions. Some of you may have heard me tell this story before and if so, please bear with me for a spell. Every since I was old enough to understand the purpose of a pen and paper, I’ve been writing stories. My very first novel was written somewhere around the 7th grade. My mother was […]
Month: November 2012
Daily Prompt: Fight or Flight
Daily Prompt: Write about your strongest memory of heart-pounding, belly-twisting nervousness: what caused the adrenaline? Was it justified? How did you respond? Crushes make me stupid. There is no other way to say it. I like to think of myself ordinarily as a fairly intelligent individual, or at the least, I fake it like an […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a time to talk, to remember, to laugh, and give thanks. The only gift exchanged is the time we give to our friends and family. Many of us will be sitting around a dinner table today with loved ones and some of us will be sitting next to a chair empty of loved […]
Writing Prompt: The Fund Raiser
Writer Prompt #64 — suggested from The Writer Magazine “Mrs Dalloway said she would get the flowers herself.” How would your character prepare to host a party and behave towards his or her guests? Who would he or she invite and what kind of party would it be? Think visually about every superficial detail of […]
Writing Prompt: Characterization featuring Micah and Ima
I took a much needed break in order to finish a couple writing projects. I was also overwhelmed by the increased demands placed on the mother of a new middle-schooler. Dag! Am I smarter than a 6th grader? I’m celebrating my return to blogging with a response to WRITING PROMPT #59 found in THE WRITER […]
