Oh hey, it's Sunday already. Time for another weekly update. This was a weird week, what with a holiday smack dab in the middle. Saw so many people complaining about the "Mondayest Thursday ever" and couldn't help but chuckle at that. I was glad for the extra full day to write. Man it feels good … Continue reading Week 20
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Prompt 105-What’s In a Name
What is the weirdest name you can come up with (or know someone with)? If you had to give a character a really, really unusual name, what would you choose and what would it show about their personality? Names are weird to begin with. They’re shaped by the cultures we are born into and often … Continue reading Prompt 105-What’s In a Name
Prompt 101-Song Memory
Write about a song and the memories or feelings it evokes in you. My December – Linkin Park The snow crunched beneath Tanya’s boots. Puffs of steam escaped her lips as she breathed the crisp, December air. Fluffy flakes floated lazily to the ground, except where they settled on the knit cap she wore, or … Continue reading Prompt 101-Song Memory
Week 19: AKA The Hiatus is Over
Hello everybody! I am back! I hope you all enjoyed your month, maybe got to tackle a few of the 100 prompts I've given you since the start of the year. Summer is off to a hot start. I am so grateful for central air, though I am not looking forward to my electric bill … Continue reading Week 19: AKA The Hiatus is Over
June Special: Recurring Characters
I still can’t believe I’ve written from 100 prompts this year. Some have come easier than others, and I tend to make clear which ones I’ve preferred over the ones I’ve hated. When I first started out back in January, I had ambitions of turning every prompt into a short story. As I closed in … Continue reading June Special: Recurring Characters
Prompts 98-99
Prompt 98: What is your favorite game to play? My favorite game to play is the one where I sit at my computer, open up a blank Word document and wait for the muse to show up and help me write. Oh! Or the one I like to play at work called "I Didn't Change … Continue reading Prompts 98-99
Prompt 97-Parental Advice
You have a child and you have written one piece of advice that will be carried in their pocket for life. What is that advice? I messed up a lot growing up. I ran with a rough crowd. You know the type, always getting into fights, stealing things, drinking and smoking even though most of … Continue reading Prompt 97-Parental Advice
Prompts 95-96
Prompt 95: If you could have one talent that you do not naturally have, what would it be? I have many talents, but I consider myself a jack-of-all-trades master-of-none type. There are many things I am average at that other people might have no skills in whatsoever. Cooking, skiing, swimming, singing, writing, just to name … Continue reading Prompts 95-96
Prompt 94-Celebrity Letter
Think of a celebrity you would like to have dinner with. Write a note that just might catch that person’s attention enough for him/her to agree to the dinner. To Mr. Tom Cruise I’d like to tell you a story about a starstruck young woman on top of a mountain. It was mid-September, 2013. You … Continue reading Prompt 94-Celebrity Letter
Week 18
Happy Memorial Day weekend America! And a lovely weekend to everyone else! I've been soaking up the sun at my mother-in-law's while my husband has been frying to a crisp. One more day off before we have to head back home and return to our real lives, but it's been a relaxing few days off. … Continue reading Week 18