Tag Archive | love
On Making Sure Your Characters Aren’t MIS-motivated by Love and Hate
Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
It’s so interesting how both love and hate can be symbolized by a blazing fire…. Today I want to start of series of posts on the forces that motivate characters, and I’d like to start with some reflections on topics that are often overdone, overemphasized, made…
What counts
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
What counts is the sun, The moon, the stars and the sky, The rain, the green grass, the trees, Birdsong, windsong, childsong, And water lapping on the shore. What counts is compassion, Quiet and respect. To watch and listen in wonder And to let things be. What counts is…
Love Hurts
Originally posted on Christa Wojciechowski:
? I chose this quote as the theme of my third novel in The Sculptor series. It’s from Franz Kafka’s Letters to Milena, which is a posthumously published collection of his love letters sent to Milena Jesenská, a married Czech journalist with whom he had a long distance love affair. The relationship…
Trilogy in Lace
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
The first two poems were part of Lace Challenge for fellow blogger SJ Warner. The third poem is a prequel to the first two. I am re-blogging them here together. Ways of Desire Corset laced tight, tempting to eye and touch White lace, satin and high heels are…
On releasing a second book . . .
Originally posted on C. Miller:
Trying to process how I’m feeling with the release of Elude coming up fast has been a pretty interesting experience. It can be all pure, undiluted excitement for who knows how long, only to be overtaken by stress and the like at a moment’s (unwanted) notice. Me, I’m a stressful…
Tales Untold
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
A Cauldron of Darkness Knights in shining amour searching for her prayers Protecting her from the angels of the spire Longing for victims broken hearted Unholy rapture calling out her name Pleading with saints for her undying love Words from a tale hauntingly familiar A fevered dream at…