Prompt — First Sentence: “People looked at him oddly as he passed.” Goal: 200-500 Words People looked at him oddly as he passed. Of course he didn’t notice. He kept walking on his merry way without having a...

Title: I Am the Mission Author: Allen Zadoff Genre: Young adult mystery How I got the book: I bought it Summary (from Amazon): He was the perfect assassin. Boy Nobody: No name. No past. No remorse. At least until he began to...

Last week’s prompt was Stranger. Nthato wrote a piece on his blog, A-Scribe To Describe. Nandini also wrote a piece on her blog, Pages That Rustle. Thanks guys! This week’s prompt is… Start a story using this sentence....

Via Goodreads Title: The Serenity Stone Murder Author: Marianne Jones Genre: Mystery How I got the book: I got a free digital copy from the author in exchange for an honest review Summary (from Goodreads): The peaceful city of Thunder Bay is shocked...

Via Pinterest The #YearOfHappy challenge for the month of May is to have a dance party by yourself or with others and then share your playlist. My playlist is far too long. I listen to a lot of music and...

She licked her lips humming merrily to herself. Josh stared at her with dull eyes looking as though he were about to fall asleep. “Janet, it’s one in the morning. Don’t you think you should come to bed...

Writing is hard. Participating in NaNoWriMo is harder. Yet, there are many things you can do to control whether or not you reach your goal. 1. Write what you think is right for you Camp NaNoWriMo is way...

Title: The Ables Author: Jeremy Scott Genre: Fantasy How I got the book: I bought it Summary (from Amazon): It wasn’t the “sex talk” he expected. Phillip Sallinger’s dad has told him he’s a custodian–a guardian–and his genetically inherited power is telekinesis....

What is the point of the first sentence of any novel? To get the reader to buy the book, of course. Sure, that’s what the summary on the back of the book is for. But most people flip...

Guests appear on my blog three times a month. If you would like to know more about this, please visit my Guest Bloggers Wanted page. Today’s post is brought to you by Robert Sanasi. Thanks, Robert! I’ve always...