Today’s writing prompt words: Wet; horse; seeds; mug; unique. This morning’s fictional excerpt: The horse grazed in the long grass, so long that seeds formed at the top of each blade. I sat and watched, sipping at my mug full of coffee. I wasn’t supposed to be here, and yet, […]
This is my latest feedback from my instructor. While I love getting comments like this from my family and friends, getting it from a complete stranger gives me hope that I have a future in writing – that eventually I will be able to get an agent and get published.
Today’s writing prompt words: withered poinsettia; business card; dusty radio; silver locket with inscription; bottle of herbal medicine; auburn hair dye; fortune-telling cards; jar of sharpened pencils; brand new laptop. For the actual writing prompt see page 72 in Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings, edited by Linda Anderson. This […]
I’ve missed a couple more days of posting, not because I haven’t written anything but because I have either been working on my book that I’m not yet ready to reveal or I just haven’t written anything worth sharing. Yes, I know this is supposed to be about sharing those […]
This last week I’ve been working on my book description (like what you would read on the back or inside cover of a book before you decide to buy/read it). The problem I’m coming across is how much of the mystery do you expose? Obviously I have to give you […]
My little Bella is some sort of yorkie mix. She was supposed to be a birthday present for my husband. I knew he wanted a lap dog at the time so I scoured all the humane societies’ online dog profiles for Wyoming and every bordering state. I saw her there. […]