This week’s topic is likely the most nebulous for me. It can be one of the hardest to reduce to specifics, but it is also one of the most important. The over-reaching ideas for your characters, plot and setting are … Continue reading →
Happy Thursday! Come read for random enjoyment. A. Catherine Noon Darla’s Sand Castles
Continue reading →I’m increasingly interested in whether other writers use some form of character sheet. Even if done haphazardly, it’s a practice that seems increasingly vital as I have so many different WIPs in various stages of completion. I’ve seen all sorts … Continue reading →
It’s that day of the week again. We hope you enjoy this fun blogging tradition: Darla M Sands
Continue reading →Today, we have some Wiley Words of Wisdom from Writer’s Retreat forum member Isabelle Flynn. Enjoy! Writing Through the Chaos I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I said that my life has been chaotic in the past six months. It started … Continue reading →
If you’re involved in the writing community, you’ve surely seen these NaNoWriMo participation badges in various shapes and sizes. As I write this a few weeks in advance, I can only hope my opening effort honors the event.To be honest, … Continue reading →
Photos, quotes, movie titles, you never know what you’ll get on a random Thursday list. Come join us in seeing what’s up: Darla’s Sand Castles
Continue reading →Not long ago, I participated in a group experiment: several of us wrote a series on our creative processes, each from our own point of view. I have since taken that blog down, but wanted to present them here for … Continue reading →
We hope you’re up for some random fun. Darla M Sands FiremanPat
Continue reading →My pause along the side of the road didn’t actually involve flowers. All the same, the analogy fits and I can’t resist sharing. The other day I watched a hawk practically fall out of the sky. Without anyone driving behind … Continue reading →