As many of my regular visitors know I rarely write poetry, however during Poetry Month in April of this year, I did write a few! The Writers Foundation of Strathcona County set out prompts every day under the main title for the contest - World on Fire. You could pick...
I'm often asked how do I come up with the ideas. I think this post may be of interest to writers and readers alike. One thing that sparks my imagination is a writing prompt. This can be a selection of words, a picture, the starting sentence, or a title. Recently I was...
I hope you enjoy this short story I wrote using several prompt words. Photo by Kasonya Wilcox on Pexels.com Cake Excellence George had dreamed of winning this particular competition for years, now was his moment to excel. He stood anxiously awaiting the judge’s...
Today I welcome a joint interview with Daivd and Cendrine, authors who collaborate to publish a variety of books and a magazine. Welcome to you both. David Ellis 1. What drew you to poetry? I grew up trying to write spoof lyrics for a lot of...
Firstly, apologies for not getting a post up sooner - as you can imagine with full time work and writing my NaNo novel it's been a bit hectic along with the usual life stuff. Having said that I am, as of Thursday 14th November only a couple thousand off my target of...
I attended a creative workshop a couple of Saturday's ago held by my writer's group, The Writers Foundation of Strathcona County. The topics were POV and plot lines. We had several warm up exercises and an explanation of the various POV types and the variety of...
It is that time of year again and I have to decide on what topics/themes I will cover on my blog for 2019. As I post Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week I need a different topic for each day. Do you have a suggestion? What would you like to see, read & interact...
When I began writing, I used to spend a lot of time using a site called, Espresso Story, where the stories were 25 words or less. It helped me define a story in a few words until I felt able to increase my word count and descriptions. Here are a few examples. The...
Today describe a place you love or a trip you have taken as a short story or a poem. Mine is a reflection of a road trip in the Rocky Mountains. The air smells fresh and crisp Cloud shadows undulate across rock Bird song surrounds me Water trickles between iced edges...