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In keeping with last week’s prompt, we’re still on the theme of love. Let your imagination have free rein on this one, and see if you can integrate some of the emotions you wrote about last week into this week’s … Continue reading
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Another “first” to write about today, one that will bring out a lot of tender emotion, as well as some nervousness or uncertainty or even fear, perhaps. All emotions we need to imbue in our characters, so it’s necessary to … Continue reading
Secrets are intrinsic to our stories: secrets kept, secrets shared, secrets revealed. The impact of a secret, either held close or made public, can be devastating for our characters, and make for an enticing plot. Have fun exploring the secret … Continue reading
Today, we have a special treat, Paul Alan Fahey, a great friend and one of the best writers I’ve ever read. Paul has supported and encouraged me in so many ways, I doubt I’d be where I am today without him… … Continue reading
There are days when nothing seems to come to mind. When there’s so little to work with. But being a writer means being able to cope with those days of dearth, and turn them into productive writing sessions. Here are … Continue reading
When we write stories, we need to stretch our imagination. Here’s a prompt to help you do just that. Take it literally, or use it as symbolism, or just let it take you away into a realm of fantasy and … Continue reading
DJ Adamson is my guest today. She’s the author of the Lilian Dove Mystery series and Outré, a sci-fi/suspense novel for YA. She has some words of wisdom on inspiration and what it means for us as writers. DJ? Shirley … Continue reading
Here’s a fun prompt to start your day, sure to get your imagination fired. We all know people like this… now it’s time to write one into a story, use that contrariness to good effect… When trouble brews, you can be … Continue reading
This is an appropriate prompt for today. It’s the anniversary of my parents’ marriage. They were hitched in 1943; were they still alive, they’d have been together for 74 years! Hard to imagine. Now it’s time to delve back into … Continue reading