A fragment of a story about an old house at The Community Storyboard.
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A fragment of a story about an old house at The Community Storyboard.
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The writing prompt of the week: This Old House. At The Community Storyboard.
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Too good to let this slip by. Copy the link and make sure your friends and family read this ;)
Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a writer! Your writer will perform amazing tricks for you, such as spending hours and hours by themselves working on something that they may never finish. Or, accumulating a small collection of editors who thank them for their work but it’s just not right for this publication.
You may be wondering how to feed and care for this moody and reclusive creature, who is “writing a novel” but won’t tell you what it’s about. Writers need specialized care, so here are 10 easy Do’s and Don’ts to take care of this special breed.
- Do give them a minimum of 1 hour of writing time per day. For many writers it may be more, but this is the minimum for a writer to stay healthy. Also do not make your writer feel guilty about this. It is really hard for them…
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Red Clay and Roses Book Giveaway! Go to S.K. Nicholls’s website for details.
As a promotional, in preparation for my upcoming
paperback POD version, I am giving away up to
ten copies of Red Clay and Roses eversion for those who
are interested before July 14th. You can email me at
redclayandroses1@gmail.com for the promo coupon code.
Thanks in advance for your support!
I would greatly appreciate any reblogs!
Set in the Deep South during a period of civil unrest, Red Clay and Roses is a fictional account of a true story. The discovery of an old ledger opens a window into life in a time when women were supposed to keep quiet and serve, abortion was illegal, adoption difficult, and racism rampant.
Mystery, rape, murder, drama, and forbidden love meld as the origin of the ledger unfolds. Sybil reveals that she was an unconventional, independent, high spirited young white woman in the 1950s-60s in a world that belonged to the…
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Part III (and conclusion) of John W. Howell’s short story, Cold Night Out. It will have you on the edge of your seat!
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Part II of John W. Howell’s short story, Cold Night Out. The mystery continues …
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A couple of weeks ago I became a member of the Rome Construction Crew, a wonderful group of supportive bloggers and writers. I really want to use my membership as a way to advance my writing by setting attainable goals. Emphasis on the word attainable. Some of you may already be aware that I have a tendency to “over-do.” When I was (much) younger and better skilled at multitasking, “over-doing” was not too much of a problem. But I’m older now and multitasking often leaves me feeling dissatisfied: I might get a lot done, but none of it very well. With that in mind, I’m revisiting the goals I set out just a short time ago.
(1) Get off my own back. Now this is a worthy goal that needs to be at #1. If I don’t cut myself some slack, then I’ll just spent my precious remaining productive berating myself … you know, kind of like what I’m doing right now.
(2) Set up a schedule of posting that gives me time to write, but doesn’t make followers think I’ve fallen off the face of the earth. I want to start slow, let’s say with one original post for my blog and one original post for The Community Storyboard and one for Stuff It Tuesdays a week. Reading this goal again made me laugh. Really, “I want to start slow”? I admit that as soon as I wrote it, I realized I was probably setting myself up for failure. While, in the interim, I have managed to post to The Community Storyboard and to my own blog, I did miss on last week’s Stuff It Tuesday. So maybe I’ll just adjust this goal down to posting to The Community Storyboard and my blog. And maybe alternate. That all depends on whether I:
(3) Get organized. This probably should be Goal #2, if I want to think and act linearly. My office at my day job is fairly organized with files and drawers and post-it notes. But my working space at home is anything but organized. And it’s just going to get worse as we get closer to our new cabinet installation. OK, well, today is Saturday, so maybe tomorrow ???
(4) Write the third novel in my series, The Widow’s Club (working title). This is for July Camp NaNoWritMo and I will NOT adjust this goal. I am psyched about actually writing a third novel in a series, getting to know my characters that much more, see what sort of trials and tribulations I can put them through. See if any one survives ;)
So now I’m feeling a bit better about what I’m committing myself to. At least until my next update when I again berate myself for being lax in posting to The Community Storyboard ad nauseam.
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Some important tips for using multiple points-of-view in your writing by the talented Sarah M. Cradit.
I’m a shameless fan of writing in multiple POVs. My series has a large, diverse cast of characters and I’m all about giving each of them a voice, where possible. I also believe that telling the story through the eyes of varied characters gives a well-rounded perspective on the tale that you would not get otherwise.Of course, this is not always a popular narrative choice. Some readers are very vocal about their dislike of this style. Does that deter me? Not even a little. But it does evoke a stubborn desire to want to do it right.
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I’ve been nominated for another Liebster by the lovely Briana Vested at When I Became An Author. I don’t want to disappoint anyone by following the rules, so I am going to answer Briana’s questions and stop there ;) At a later date I may come back to this post and nominate a bunch of unruly bloggers, but for the time being, I just want to acknowledge Briana. She’s a wonderful writer of young adult westerns so do please skip over to her blog and see about purchasing her books :)
Briana’s Questions for Her Nominees:
What is your favorite part about winter? When I lived in the north, it was the snow, especially on moonlit nights. Now, in the south, my favorite part is that there are fewer and slower mosquitoes.
Where do you see yourself living in 5 years? Unfortunately, we’ll probably still be where we are now, although plans are to head to the West Coast as soon as I retire :)
How many books are in the room you’re in right now? If you include ebooks, too many to count!
Look in your wallet/purse, is there more money or receipts in there? That’s good one! About 50-50 right now!
What was your first paying job? Worked summers at a cafeteria doing everything from cleaning tables to cashier.
Favorite vegetable: Sweet corn on the cob
How long have you had your blog? Started it in November 2007, ran for about 3 years, took a 3-year hiatus and rebooted in Feb 2013. You do the math.
What is the best dream you’ve ever had? The one I don’t remember.
What did you have for dinner last night? Pizza with eggplant, zuchinni and red peppers and two beers (it was Friday night; I’m allowed to drink then).
Are you happy right now? When working on my blog, I’m always happy.
If you could change one thing about your appearance, what would you change? I would make the scars on my legs disappear. -
For July only, 99-cent ebooks by C.N. Faust!
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