Today I am sharing a story I created from a prompt set at our writer's circle. We had to use a sentence at the beginning and end of a story but the meaning had to change. I hope you like it. Photo by Eyüpcan Timur on Pexels.com Curtain Reveal “I’ll be watching you.” I...
We are all familiar with emoji's in our day to day lives from text exchange on our phones, comments on social media, or even online message boards, they have become commonplace. They are even included in many computer keyboards so we can utilize them on most...
There is always a lot of organization and planning behind any writing conference, and this weekend's conference is no exception. A committed voluntary Board has secured elite presenters for this Saturday's conference in Sherwood Park, Alberta. From initial concept to...
1. What drew you to write children’s stories? I write and produce picture books. I call them that because they are not necessarily for children. My slogan is 'for kids aged between 6 & 99yrs old!" I'm interested in stimulating a...
It is my pleasure to welcome back a fellow author to my blog. Verna has been here before, but today we celebrate her newest novel, The Bastard Sorceress. Since your last interview, how has your writing life changed? I’ve learned to go with the flow. I’ve survived and...
As we enter the last week of NaNoWriMo, I thought I would share my experience of the challenge and share some tips. National Novel Writing month is a crazy experience, whether it is your first attempt or one of many. We all tend to become rather manic as we write to...
1.Does writing energize or exhaust you? A little bit of both. When I’m really into a chapter and it’s practically writing itself, I get pumped and full of energy. When I’m having trouble with a chapter or scene that isn’t coming easily to me, I end up at the...
Writing: My current flu has made concentration rather difficult so my creativity has suffered this past week.I think it is struggling against a 'fuzzy' head that has made creation arduous. What illness / situation has made your creativity stall? However, I was able to...
Dialogue is a fundamental part of all narratives. Using it to good use and understanding how it moves the story along and gives our characters substance is worth studying. The language used in our dialogue also plays an integral part in characterization. This link...