Category Archive: Writing

Extreme editing

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I have 2 editors. The person who creates my book covers and does the uploading (as well as final edits) lives in South Africa.  I hope that she is able to recover from… Continue reading

99 word prompt : sketchy

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If you want to participate, here’s the link:  https://carrotranch.com/2018/06/28/june-28-flash-fiction-challenge June 28, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that is a sketch or about a sketch. It can be “A… Continue reading

3 in the morning philslopophy

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It’s 3 in the morning and I’m 2 brain cells away from comatose.  If there’s noting nothing new in this post, give me a brake break.   Today, I can’t even smell spell write… Continue reading

The Write Reminder

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If you write, and you give it up for “more important things,” here’s a reminder: When you give up what you love, you lose your reason for living. Yes, you have to work.… Continue reading

The life of a writer

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We live a solitary game, inhabiting a shell, wandering, hiding, looking for a purpose, or pawning our lives away waiting for fame. . I asked, “How do I win this game.” She said,… Continue reading

Senseless “Oh my Lord I missed Sunday” Sarcasm : Sequence editing

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Vickie and I are just about brain dead trying to do sequence editing. The first day, I spent hours reading aloud.  I woke up with almost-laryngitis. The next day, she did the reading. … Continue reading

Body language roil

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Asleep at 9:30 pm.  Great…right? Up at 5:00 am after 7 1/2 hours of sleep.  No outside interruptions, like cats jumping on my stomach, only a story that kept roiling through my head.… Continue reading

Thursday photo prompt: Avenue #writephoto

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If you want to participate, here’s the link:  https://scvincent.com/2018/05/17/thursday-photo-prompt-avenue-writephoto/ <_><_><_> My mother never surprises me.  If she did, there might be one visit where I wouldn’t be outraged.  Dear lord, I’m 34, not 14! … Continue reading

Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Black Cats and writing

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I started this post in November 2017 and forgot about it.  Why?  November was NaNoWriMo and I was trying to write a novel. I was behind at work, the busiest month of the… Continue reading

99 word prompt : Finding Shinrin Yoko

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April 19, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about forest bathing. You can use the Japanese term, Shinrin Yoku, or you can make up your own ideas about the… Continue reading