This was a really quick, but enjoyable read. The main character, Melly, finds herself in an uncomfortable position on an airplane. Her seatmate is drunk and very annoying. As she squirms in her seat, she seems a man she previously met at the airport, and tries to make it seem like she’s happy with her […]
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Book Review: What Happens at the Airport by Brooke Williams
Obsession-Part II
A few weeks ago, I posted the first part of the mystery I am writing. Today, I share part II. I would love your feedback. You can access Part I here if you haven’t read it yet. MISTER MAGIC “Lord, help me please. What am I supposed to do now?” I prayed. I am […]
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Here is Part I of “Obsession”, the mystery I am writing for Walkerton Writers. I may or may not keep the title. I also plan on tweaking the first page a bit. My critique group feels there is too much exposition at this point. I agree. I am also thinking I will change the name […]
Read the rest of this entry »Goal for 2014: Get a Short Story Accepted for Publication
So, this is the year I WILL get something published. First of all, publishing credit makes me seem like a “real” writer. It would be nice to have some editor say they liked what I wrote. Getting paid would be nice too. So, for all of those reasons, by December, someone will say yes to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Balancing Narrative and Dialogue
This morning I read a post from Fireblade Publishers. It really speaks to my current struggle. I want my readers to know the important background on a character, yet I understand the importance of “showing not telling” to maintain the reader’s interest. This struggle is the reason why I am rewriting the beginning of several […]
Read the rest of this entry »Short Story Monday-Amity
I went to a short story workshop at Chatham College on Saturday. I loved it! I shared my short story, “Amity.” They loved the story and offered valuable feedback. The biggest thing I heard was that I needed to change the beginning. Since I didn’t like the short story assignment for my class yesterday, I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Developing Character-Try a Personality Test
After completing an activity to help me get to know my new character, I was a bit stuck on where she would work. I decided to take a personality test, answering the questions the way I thought she would answer. It was very helpful. It helped me to decide that this character is a nurse. […]
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What I Learned in School Today: My name is Graham. I am a forty year old military veteran and former accountant. I am trying, once more, to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I didn’t like the military much. Being an accountant paid well enough, but was boring. I need […]
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Today’s challenge was to create a character with two conflicting personality traits or desires. In this case, the character wants to get revenge on his/her unfaithful husband/wife/partner, but also wants to save the relationship. This is the result of the 10 minute activity: LuWanda’s Story Luwanda sat in her driveway, the engine of her Lexus […]
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I am trying to reign in/channel all of my creative energy. I tried months ago, and for a while it worked. Mondays are short story writing days. I haven’t written any stories in months. It’s time to get back on track. I don’t totally want to give this away, so here’s the beginning of the […]
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