Q Is For… Quest!
Contributed by Nicole. A quest is the arc of your writing. It is the progression of your work to its end. It does not have to be a grand thing: it can just mean that your quest is to provide … Continue reading →
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O Is For… Observation!
Contributed by Nicole. Observation for writers is both a key factor and our personal hell. We observe our environment, people and the world around us and transmit that through our writing. It’s our personal hell because how you transmit those … Continue reading →
R Is For… Raise or Raze!!
Contributed by Nicole. Raise can have a few meanings. Raise can mean ‘to help grow’. It can also mean ‘to elevate’. Of course, you can also use the other form; ‘raze’ which means ‘to destroy’. We have all been there. … Continue reading →
R Is For… Research!
Contributed by Nicole Research is the dread goddess that breathes true life into our writing with the help of her consort, the Internet. With the advent of the Internet and social media sites, it isn’t quite the onerous duty that … Continue reading →
Q Is For… Quiet Time!
Contributed by Nicole. ‘Quiet Time’ can be a relative term that is conditional to the person. Maybe ‘Personal Time’ would be a better way of phrasing it. It is an individual’s way of recharging or just letting the world fall … Continue reading →
B Is For… Blocked!
Contributed by Nicole: I know that I am not a professional writer yet and this might be a radical thought on my part, but I don’t believe in Writer’s Block. Can you be stymied by a story, have your characters … Continue reading →
Food For Thought
by guest contributor, Nicole I love to eat this warm with a dollop of jam. It’s a perfect cool or cold weather treat. –Nicole Rice Pudding Ingredients 1/2 cup (4oz/115g) starchy rice (Aborio, Calrose, Sushi rice) 2 Cans of Coconut … Continue reading →
Essential Ingredients
I had an irresistible urge to re-read The School of Essential Ingedients by Erica Bauermeister today. The story follows several characters who take a cooking class in vivid detail. While each individual character’s story is perhaps too short to be … Continue reading →
Point of View
Point of View Oh, those three dreaded words. I have gotten to the point as a writer that I understand POV is an important storytelling tool. I have even been dragged kicking and screaming into a place where I agree … Continue reading →
Thursday Thirteen
Gather ’round for some blogging fun. Today we celebrate the random in lists of thirteen whatevers. Darla M Sands Nickole Gordon
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