The idea for this short story popped into my earlier this afternoon, and as I posted yesterday, I have to write the words or else they will not leave me, ever. So here is my short, sad story.Lasagna She sat on the couch surrounded by the crumpled up tissues, having absolutely no… Continue reading A Very Short, Sad Story
Category: Writing Practice
Free Write – Random Prompt
For today's blog post, I decided to try something different. Last week I posted a bunch of ways to overcome The Block, and I posted a few fun writing prompts to help spark the word flow once more. Thinking I would be a hypocrite if I gave the advice and didn't try it… Continue reading Free Write – Random Prompt
Writer’s Sketchbook 4
Still being contained to typing, I was not able to finish the next chapter tonight. Instead, I started my character sketch on the next most important character in the story, Daisi De La Fontaine. While minor, she still plays an important role in the book and I felt bad that she was excluded. Plus,… Continue reading Writer’s Sketchbook 4
Writer’s Sketchbook 3
Over the weekend I discovered that one character is growing more and more important in the overall plot of the story, and I decided that it was increasingly more important for me to do a character sketch of her in order to aid me in my writing. This is going to be a fun character… Continue reading Writer’s Sketchbook 3
Writer’s Sketchbook 2
After rereading my second chapter I realized I didn't do a very good job of talking about my characters. Then I remembered that I hadn't yet done my writer's sketchbook for either character. So I spent all day today thinking about the two main characters and their personalities. I knew I had to… Continue reading Writer’s Sketchbook 2
Writer’s Sketchbook
A few days ago I read a post from Writer's Write (a great writing blog with lots of inspiration and tips for beginners that I follow on Pinterest) about a writer's sketchbook. It talked about how if an artist must have a sketchbook to practice detailing, an author needs a sketchbook to practice detailing too.… Continue reading Writer’s Sketchbook