Stepping into Stories, One Word at a Time
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it.”Lloyd Alexander Last week, I shared some photography on my blog and inspired writers to take in those images and write. Some of you did, and that made me so happy! I’m glad that my words and post inspired you to write. It... Continue Reading →
Last week I shared a few images to inspire some of you to write, but I wanted to take part in the exercise too. I came up with the first seven hundred words or so of a short story based on the featured photo for this post. It's unfinished. It's rough and raw, but I... Continue Reading →
"Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.”Jane Yolen Writing is a muscle. I love this. I love the idea that the more we write, the better... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! As we roll into the new year, I've been asked by a lot of people what my goals for this year are. It's a question I am asked every year, and it's a question that some years I have a list of goals ready to fire off, or I have none at... Continue Reading →
This is my last writing check in of 2022, which feels surreal. When I started doing writing monthly check-ins for myself in May, it became a way for me to really understand what I accomplished in a month as well as what I could accomplish. With the start of next year, I’m going to review... Continue Reading →
While I'll be sharing my montly writing check in for the past month in the next few days, I also wanted to take a moment to talk about how important breaks are. From every creative process. Writers, artists, photographers, bloggers- anyone creating, should embrace breaks just as productivity. I had taken off this past week... Continue Reading →
Of Worlds Forgotten 