Category Archives: Fiction
ACT IT OUT
ACT IT OUT This blog post has been walking around my thoughts for a while. I’m glad it coincides with the first letter of the blog writing challenge from A to Z. Have you ever got to the point in … Continue reading
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Writers, What’s Your Story?
Every time I walk into a book store or library a feeling consumes me. The feeling is a combination of excitement, inspiration and contentment. I always have the same thought, This is where I belong. I feel at home … Continue reading
Interview with author Rebecca Hamilton
Rebecca Hamilton is another author I met thanks to Twitter. I’m looking forward to today’s interview with her. Rebecca’s debut novel The Forever Girl (Book 1 of the Forever Girl Series) was recently released and I’m excited to … Continue reading
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QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CHARACTER
Characters usually present themselves to me by name first. Once a name comes to mind, I start envisioning my character. I imagine their features, I hear their voices, I think about what their habits may be, how their minds think … Continue reading
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Interview with Eisley Jacobs
I am super excited to post another author interview. I met Eisley Jacobs on Twitter in one of the writing chat rooms about a year or so ago. She was one of the first ones to welcome me and has … Continue reading
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Rejection
Out of the darkness comes a fist to your face. Smashing against flesh Distorting Mangling Upsetting Laughing at your inability to stay fresh You fall to the ground weak and unable to rise A leg from somewhere delivers a kick … Continue reading
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Getting Rid of My Book’s “Baby Fat”
I’m approaching the end of my YA novel titled The Cult. I have been writing this suspense novel for about two years. The idea came to me in a dream right around the time Nanowrimo was about to start. I … Continue reading
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Interview With LK-Gardner-Griffie
I’m back! As promised I have an author interview for you today. LK-Gardner-Griffie is the author of Misfit McCabe and Nowhere Feels Like Home. The third book No Boundries will be released this summer. The books follow the life of … Continue reading