Short stories are a type of writing I never really saw myself working on.I’ve recently been told (by multiple people, actually) to do something more with my short stories. And I’m looking into that, I really am. It’s...

One of my goals for this year is to enter more writing contests and submit more of my writing to magazines and the like. I don’t really have anything “worthy” of agents or publishers yet, but I want...

Tuesday Writings… The picture today explains the way I feel about my NaNo novel this year. Of course, I tend to love everything that I write, but this year I feel as though I’m really going to win...

Did you know there are different types of characters? I mean, in addition to the typical “protagonist” and “antagonist.” Each and every character you create is important. It doesn’t matter if they’re a minor character, a main character,...

Via Pinterest Snow Soft, fluffy flakes fall gently down. Ice Slippery spots cover the front steps. Snowman Children build a fat, three-tier snowman. Frozen Snow pants come off, pajamas on. Hot Chocolate Steaming and sweet, I feel warm....

28334/50000 Words Well, it’s official. I am behind in NaNo. I have to say that I knew this day was going to come eventually. It was kind of too good to be true that I was doing so...

I had my box turtle, Raph, for almost six years now. I never had a problem with her until a couple of months ago. Whenever I would put her back into her terrarium, she would twitch. Her arms,...

What is a deadline? A deadline is a date and/or time when something should be completed by. This something could be anything; homework, a story being sent to a publisher, or maybe a blog post that needs to...

Back in December I wrote a post about How to Organize Your Bookshelves. I listed different ways to go through your books and make them look pretty and presentable on the shelves, but I never organized my shelves...

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...