Hey Readers, Writers, and Followers! So, I just realized that NaNoWriMo ended four days ago and I never wrote a blog update with my final thoughts on National Novel Writing Month 2018. Oops. Slacker status over here… like usual. But I will proudly say that I was NOT a slacker last month. For the first … Continue reading End of NaNoWriMo / Beginning of December 2018 Update
The most challenging month of the year for writers across the world begins in one and a half days. On November First, National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, begins. NaNoWriMo is an internet-based challenge that encourages writers to write 50,000 words or more in just thirty days. Chris Baty started the project in July 1999 … Continue reading National Novel Writing Month 2018
Hello Readers, Writers, and Bloggers! It's been a while since I have checked in with you. My health hasn't been the greatest lately, so I have been busy taking care of myself instead of blogging. But, I do have a couple of new projects in the works! If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram … Continue reading #MeToo: A Collection of True Story Crimes Against Women
Happy Write About It Wednesday, Writers! I hope you are having a creative and productive week this far. This week my family has been passing around a sore throat, which is the inspiration for this week’s writing prompts. Plagues, illnesses, diseases, and cancers have all played a huge role in history of our world, contributing … Continue reading Write About It Wednesday – Down With The Sickness
Gothic Literature is a sub-genre of romanticism consisting of novels and short stories, which emerged between 1800 and 1850. Gothic Literature focuses on the grotesque, desolate, and mysterious usually including supernatural or horror motifs to show the evil inside of humans. Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Joyce Carol Oates use settings, events, and characters … Continue reading Creation of Gothic Tales through Settings, Events, and Characters
Hello, Writers! We’ve made it to Hump Day! I’m very excited to talk about one of my favorite fiction genres this week. Gothic Fiction. Gothic Fiction is dark and twisted and as a writer you can have so much fun with the genre exploring the dark sides of human nature. Some of my favorite Gothic … Continue reading Write About It Wednesday – Gothic Fiction
Happy Friday, Writers! This weekend, as I mentioned on Write About It Wednesday, I am doing a book signing at Lubbock-Con, an all-inclusive convention for authors, artists, comic fans, general pop culture, and cosplayers of every variety. This will be my third year at Lubbock-Con. It has been an amazing experience each time. I love … Continue reading Free Topic Friday – Book Signing
Happy Friday, Writers! I hope you had a happy Valentine’s Day. In the spirit of the holiday this week has been all about love and romance. The romance novel industry is a billion-dollar a year industry. It is one of the most popular genres in all of fiction. Romance novel fans are extremely loyal to … Continue reading Free Topic Friday – Romance Novels
Happy Friday, Writers! We made it! The weekend is here! I hope you had a very productive writing week. If you’ve been following along with us, you know that our Writing Word of the Week is Dialogue. On Wednesday we touched on the subject briefly and provided you with three dialogue prompts, today we are … Continue reading Free Topic Friday – Writing Dialogue
Happy Wednesday, Writers! We’ve made it half way through the week. Only a couple more days to go before the weekend! Welcome back to another installment of Write About It Wednesday! This week our Writing Word of the Week is: Dialogue. Therefore, today we are providing you with three short dialogue prompts. Dialogue can make … Continue reading Write About it Wednesday – Dialogue
