Lately I have been finding and stumbling across some very neat artists with very neat things they do and I've been sharing them with friends and realized I could make a list and share them here as a sort of collage of beautiful things. David Braud's family portraits have marvelous Norman Rockwell flavor which I… Continue reading Some very neat artists and pieces of art I find interesting
Hulloooo and happy Monday! Today I have the wonderful pleasure of collaborating with the lovely Emma from Seven Billion Smiles. She started this blog with her younger sisters which to this day is one of my absolute favorites. Their drawings and poetry are gorgeous and conversations are always so refreshing. I find myself thinking back… Continue reading Bookbinder Poetry | collab with Emma from Seven Billion Smiles
...and so the week has ended. If you want to follow the event through the end of the month, you can find week three starting over at Edna Pellen at her blog, Bleeding Ink, and then for the final week Maple at her blog. Thanks again to R.M. Archer for asking me to co-host! (This… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Week 2 Wrapup
Happy Saturday to everyone! Today's prompt is What is a quirk or habit your character has developed but is unaware of? Zeb has the habit of wondering about weather (aka squinting at the horizon) when talking to someone or suddenly noticing his shoes are untied (aka looking down). He also has developed the habit of… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 16
A happy Friday to you all! We've made full circle to my normal post day. Feels good. 😉 Today's Preptober Prompt is How does your antagonist change over the course of the story? This is a big one. I have yet figure out how to convey this well in my novel 51 (one of the… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 15
I hope you're having a lovely Thursday this fine morning. Today's Preptober Prompt is If your character could change one thing about themselves overnight, what would they change? I think Zeb would wish that he was a optimist. He despises those of false cheer, but sometimes he despairs that maybe ignorance is bliss. This actually… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 14
Happy Wednesday my friends! We are back for day 13 of Preptober Prompts. Catch up on previous days here (week one) and then here (week two). Today's prompt: What moments in your protagonist's life have changed them? This is a big one for Zeb. There's a lot of material to work with (for example his… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 13
Happy Tuesday all! In case you missed yesterday's introductory post to this week's event, Preptober Prompts, you can catch up here. Essentially, each day this week I'm posting a different prompt relating to the category of character and the topic of change in order to help you think through whatever writing project you're currently working… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 12
Hello all! I interrupt the normal program to wish you a happy Monday and introduce an event going on over here for the next week. This year R.M. Archer was kind enough to ask me to co-host Preptober Prompts so this week will bring much fun and games! First of all, what is Preptober Prompts?… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 11
the rain-drenched writer. 