A Haiku Ill-Fit for the Season
Autumn time dreams shake loose oak leaves—a pretty death to hide the nightmares.
A Haiku Ill-Fit for the Season Read More »
A Novel Disparity: Setting Myself Up for Failure?
I’ve noticed something lately. When I sit down to work on my novel, I approach it in a straightforward manner. Plot a scene, write it, make notes. The story is linear and falls within a rather traditional science fiction vein. Then there’s my short stories, which are free-flowing and often resemble prose poetry. They deal
A Novel Disparity: Setting Myself Up for Failure? Read More »
A Novel Break and Hitting the Halfway Point
I hope you all had a lovely holiday weekend. Mine was spent hanging out with family, eating copious amounts of food, and watching people get drunk. It’s hilarious until it’s awkward. I’m finally getting back into my novel WIP and it’s starting to fly. I’ve hit the middle–or what I wanted to be the middle–at
A Novel Break and Hitting the Halfway Point Read More »
W1S1 Update 02 – June Wrap Up
This is really the first month I’ve been doing this Write 1, Sub 1 thing and it’s been pretty great so far. The whole point is writing consistently and consistently sending out your work on a regular basis. I’ll post my sub stats as the end of this post, but I can tell you right
W1S1 Update 02 – June Wrap Up Read More »
Damned Dolphins, Or Here’s Your Dolphin Pictures Already
I wrote a post last year about dolphins. I know what you’re thinking. How quaint. You’re making assumptions about me right now, aren’t you? That I like sparkly pink purses and put stickers on everything. You’re picturing unicorns and rainbows and dolphins swimming whilst laughing and rejoicing as their glossy skin gleans in the sun.
Damned Dolphins, Or Here’s Your Dolphin Pictures Already Read More »
The Supermarket After Dark: Cleanup on Aisle Everywhere
Like usual, Matt and I forgot to get some things from the supermarket. Namely, cat food. Those fur-balls really pitch a fit when you forget to give them their wet slop and nuzzle and purr until you scream, “Okay, I love you, too, I’ll feed you god dammit just quit slobbering on my ear!” It’s
The Supermarket After Dark: Cleanup on Aisle Everywhere Read More »
Flash Fiction Challenge: Mr. Polisher is Dead
So this prompt comes from Terrible Minds. The task was to smash together two sub-genres (I picked steampunk and noir) and write a flash story of 1,000 words or less. What follows is the result. It’s silly and filled with clichés but maybe that’s part of the fun… — Mr. Polisher is Dead by Brenda
Flash Fiction Challenge: Mr. Polisher is Dead Read More »
AW June Blog Chain: Setting the Scene
This is the first time I’m participating in a blog chain, but I’m excited to jump right in. Absolute Write is a great site. I highly suggest you check it out, if you haven’t already. The support from other writers there is incalculable! The previous person in the chain was: Aheïla The next person in the
AW June Blog Chain: Setting the Scene Read More »
A Wednesday Word – Prompt for 6/22/11
I’m starting a new feature here called the A Wednesday Word. Here’s the deal: I post a word and its definition and you write a short-short story (under 500 words) and link to it in the comments section based on its meaning. You can even write something about what the word sounds like or–if you
A Wednesday Word – Prompt for 6/22/11 Read More »
I Keep My Muse in the Cellar
Well, not exactly. I live in California and we don’t have cellars here. Nor do I have a basement. But I guess I have a cellar in the recesses of my mind. It’s a dark and dank place filled with cobwebs and crawling things that nibble on my toes when I’m not looking. It’s a
I Keep My Muse in the Cellar Read More »