Archive | January 2015
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HELP! EVERYONE IS WRITING A BOOK
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
Here is a very important quote, which every past, present or future self-published author needs to see: “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.” (Cicero, c. something BC) Now, here’s the catch. There is no evidence that this quote ever originated…
A Few Further Thoughts
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
I’m still engaged in working out chapter two of my new science fiction novel The Guardian. Because I need some more serious thinking time to solve a particular problem, specifically how I go about introducing more characters, how many, and the gender ratio, I thought I might say something…
Paradise
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
If, to earn paradise, The price is murder, I will take my handful of ashes Into the earth’s gentle depths And lie with the dogs. I will curl in the warm darkness With the ghosts of the fox and the hare, And if you join me there, We will…
Zoe Goes on a Diet
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
A more accurate title for this piece would be “Zoe Gets Forced to Diet.” And she is not the least bit happy about it. Fans and friends, I, Zoe the Fabulous Feline, was humbled—yes, I was!—to hear that so many readers enjoyed my last story,…
LaLupa
Originally posted on Pen of the Damned:
It’s that time of month again and rent is due. Evening is falling fast, drowning the city in dark hues of purple. I’m starting to get a little edgy, a little nervous, as I walk to work. Every night is my first night, every night is my last…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 