Writing styles
It’s 4 in the morning. What strange thoughts has insomnia brought forth today? How can you find your “voice” by copying someone else’s style? Some people fly through the create-o-sphere at starship speed,… Continue reading
Category Archive: Writing
#Cat help (more like a #writers nemesis)
This is my ever-present “helper,” Able to leap onto my keyboard in a single bound, and whose feet have more brain power in them than his head. Remember the old Bob Newhart series… Continue reading
Rant : Tired
Ever get to that point in life…where you’re just flat-out, been-through-ther-ringer…TIRED? Tired of cats drinking water out of your cup while you type on a substandard keyboard that makes your fingers cramp? Tired… Continue reading
Seriously flawed standards
Now, on a serious note. I happened upon a writer on Twitter and Facebook: Dakota Willink Her Twitter introduction: “Amazon Int’l Bestselling Romance Author | Survived my 1st publishing with coffee & wine… Continue reading
Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Spoiled
It’s been raining ALL the D@%*#d day. Temps are dropping. OMG! It’s 48F out there! Where the hell is my snowsuit!!! Found it: Well…technically, that’s my son’s snowsuit when he was 10, and… Continue reading
99 word prompt: colonnades
January 17, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes colonnades. It can be natural, architectural, or a metaphor. Take a stroll and go where the prompt… Continue reading
So this is the end…or is it?
Aaaarrrruuugggh!!!!!!! I wish they didn’t. Really. So I’m writing more chapters at the end of a series and at 10:00pm, I… hmmm….what’s a good word to describe temporary brain death? “Stopped suddenly” doesn’t… Continue reading
Thursday photo prompt: Renewal #writephoto
If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://scvincent.com/2019/01/03/thursday-photo-prompt-renewal-writephoto/ <_><_> “Skies roar,” I said as we walked the trail. “Don’t you hear the colors?” “Helluva first date,” he grumbled. “Shall we return to a… Continue reading
Writer repartee
During the HalloThanksChristmaKkah season, I haven’t been blogging as much… and… Poetry escapes a mind consumed by my day job. There are deadlines to keep, and the people I’m trying to help are too… Continue reading
99 word prompt : darkness
November 29, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story using the phrase “into the dark.” What must a character face? Write about an encounter, journey, relationship, or quest.… Continue reading