Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. - Mark Twain
Writing Prompt: From the outside, looking in.
I've always been a night person. Sleep is not something that has ever come easy to me. Once I do nod off, I could sleep for a full day from the tiredness, but getting there is tricky. When you have insomnia, you can't really concentrate on anything. Reading becomes a chore. You go over sentence... Continue Reading →
Quote for the Day
The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it. -Elizabeth Drew
Writing Prompt: Make senses make sense
Probably one of the least used tools in character and scene development is the use of senses. Although action and what we see and feel is important we sometimes overlook the other senses. How does smell, taste and touch affect a character and how do these sensations change our perception? For example, I was checking out... Continue Reading →
Quote for the Day
Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. -Gloria Steinem
Writing Prompt: I remember…
Writing a memoir is probably more difficult than you think, but it is a subject that each of us can try. After all, who else knows more about your memories and the perception of the events in your life better than you do? I can remember quite clearly the first day I understood that my... Continue Reading →
Quote for the day
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. - John W. Gardner
Creative Essay: Better Off Dead (the art of character assassination)
The following was first published in Writer's Digest in 2003. Things weren't working out between us. I knew him better than he knew himself, but he wasn't getting along with the others, so he had to go. It was a shame, because I loved him. He was charming, handsome, intelligent and articulate. He came from... Continue Reading →
Quote for the Day
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation. - Oscar Wilde
The Book List – Update
Previously, I compiled a list of books I wanted to get through this year. I've made some amendments (already) and I'll be going back to this list and highlighting them as I go through them and tack on new additions. So far, so good... The List 1. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 2. The... Continue Reading →
Word Ferret: Writing Prompts, Book Reviews, and Short Stories 