Yesterday, my eleven year-old son handed me a short story he’d written for school. He asked me not to mark on it because he’d spent a lot of time typing it. The writer in me desperately wanted to show misspellings, errors and um, add paragraph breaks.
But the writer in me was also blown away [...]
Through a Child’s Story
Implied Vulgarity–A Little Humorous and Rare Snark
Does anyone else get tired of all the letters to the editor in a “certain romance publication” about how offensive today’s books are becoming? Too graphic, too mouthy… and oh man, the complaints about the use of the F- word. (And that’s exactly how it’s referenced, so we’ll carry it on here for giggles.)
A few of [...]
The Cat. The Mouse. And the Strawberry.
So, I was running late and had to get to the office. (I’m now going in a couple of times a week.) My son was running late for the bus and we’re racing about when the cat suddenly goes crazy in the kitchen. He dashes behind the wine rack tray in the corner, rattling the bottles.
He [...]
Telling and Showing… and Layering
Don’t you just hate it when you enter a contest and the judge tells you that you need to do more showing and less telling but they don’t tell you how?
When I used to judge contests, I always turned their manuscript over or included a whole new blank page using examples from their actual work. [...]
Don’t Let the Murky Bottom Hold You Back
Note: I’ve added a new page at the top called Current Scene FA Pic. A handy place to check the current photo for writing as well as the deadline. Yes, I put in a deadline. Not for pressure– no. My purpose was to alleviate pressure so you know how long you can let a photo [...]
Happy Friday Night! In the Mood to Share…
So, it’s Friday night and for once, I don’t have somewhere to go. Not too long ago, I mixed diced tomatoes, rich, red wine and a packet of Liption’s Beefy Onion. I spilled it over tenderized round steak and put it in the over to cook a long, long time.
And since I have that [...]
