Holy crap, it’s March! I’m three months into The Write Stuff. Life’s gotten crazy (doesn’t it always?), so it’s a mixed bag this month. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty. Goal 1: Finish four short stories in 2017 Breaking out the old spreadsheet, things are looking pretty good. I’ve made progress, but it hasn’t been consistent….
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The Write Stuff: Off to the Races
I kicked off The Write Stuff last month in an effort to force myself to exercise my creative writing muscles in 2017. I’m trying to be my own accountability buddy, so I set some goals and am doing my best to meet them. It’s early days, but let’s see how it’s going. Goal 1: Finish…
The Write Stuff: I’ve Made a Terrible Mistake
Have you ever done something that scared you, and you didn’t die and it was actually kind of fun, but then you got cocky and bit off more than you could chew? Welcome to my world. After my marginal success with writing prompts last year, I decided it was time to get back into creative…
Writing Prompt #12: First Date
(This month’s writing prompt is First Date: Write about someone’s first date. What happens?) Lights up on a living room. ANDREW, young and nervous, sits in a chair. His eyes wander restlessly around the room. An older man, WILLIAM, enters. He is wearing a robe, and appears vaguely smug. WILLIAM (To someone offstage) Take your…
Want to change the world? Educate a girl.
2016 is almost over, and with it my reading challenges. Normally this is when I look at how I’ve done with the year’s reading, and gloat a bit about completing the challenges. But this year it’s different — this year, one of my challenges helped me find a new calling. Let’s back up A little over…