It’s my pleasure to welcome author Patrick Roland to my blog. Please tell us a little bit about yourself.  My name is Patrick Roland. I am a gay, bi-polar, drug addict, alcoholic, widow who is now sober, healthy...

Marie placed her hands in front of her and hopped around the living room. Her older sister and brother stared at her in slight confusion, before her brother lighten up and pointed. “Rabbit!” Oliver shouted. Marie shook her...

Did you know that there are different levels of editing? I bet you did, but do you understand them? Editing is much more in depth than most people believe it is. Thus, making editing seem even more overwhelming...

How many of you have been asked by your close friend to read their manuscript and give them feedback on it? I’m sure many–if not all–of us have. My sister Kris writes and we read each other’s stories...

Camp National Novel Writing Month… Show of hands–who is participating in Camp NaNo this year? I know that I am and I have to say that I am certainly not prepared for it… First, I’m a little disappointed...

            The teacher turned his back to write some notes on the white board. A few students bowed their heads to jot the notes down in their own notebooks, occasionally looking up to read what was being written...

If you love to write then I’m sure you’ve heard of Writer’s Digest before. You’ve probably checked back there more than once to help with your own writing. I just wanted to give Writer’s Digest a shout out on my...

Okay, even if I wanted to get some writing done right now…I couldn’t. Hunter takes up one half of my desk while Lucy, my laptop, takes up the other half. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem if I...

Write a story based on the prompt above. If you use this prompt, leave a link to your story in the comments below. I’d love to read it! Twitter | Bookstagram | Pinterest | GoodReads | Double Jump

Last week’s writing prompt was a sentence starter. Check out some great pieces by fellow writers: Now onto this week’s writing prompt: Write a story and incorporate all three words above. If you use this prompt, please leave a link...