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Oh my god, you thought I died or something, didn’t you? Nope. I’m still alive and kicking, but my wrist did almost fall off this week, and my head did almost explode, and my well-being did fall down a slippery slope, but that’s another story. And holy batman readers,… Continue Reading 100 Words – Hidden Spark OR Velvet Verbosity isn’t Dead Yet
Good morning! I am inexplicably delighted that it is Tuesday. Perhaps because Tuesday is not Monday. Perhaps I am still riding high on the good news of a friend. Perhaps because I am just poking my head out of a long, blue funk, and I always feel hopelessly hopeful (hehe,… Continue Reading 100 Words – Openings
Who are these, my teachers? Not who I expected them to be. Not who anyone expected them to be. Lessons learned on love from a triad and a single journeying man. Lessons learned on parenting from a teenage boy. Lessons learned on patience from an angry, venomous girl. Lessons… Continue Reading 100 Words – Lessons
First, let me just get this out of the way. I got carded the other day. Not just carded. When I handed the guy my license, he laughed and said, “Wow!”. When I asked what the “Wow” was for, he said, “Nothing. I just wasn’t expecting, you know, 1970. I… Continue Reading Watercolors? Who Knew?
Nick
Free writing, or “stream-of-consciousness” writing, is an interesting exercise that not only breaks through writer’s block, but often reveals thoughts and feelings on a topic we might not even be aware we had. The point of a free write session is to not censor yourself. You start with a prompt,… Continue Reading NaBloPoMo Friday Free Write – Technology
Nick
A writing meme in November? You might wonder if this is just a happy coincidence since it’s day 4 of NabloPoMo and you’re a l r e a d y banging your head against the desk and asking the writing gods WHY, WHY, WHY. No Internet, this is not a… Continue Reading Wednesday Word Portrait – This is the Part Where I Give Away Magic Secrets, and No, This Post is Not About Werewolves
Nick
Day 3 of NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo. Yes, that means I am now participating in both. I’ve just recklessly made my entire month of November a full on write-a-palooza! Besides the daily postings, the daily 1600+ words on a novel, I’m also working on three copywriting gigs. Internet, let me help… Continue Reading This is the Part Where My Head Pops Off
NaNoWriMo is under way, and I’m on my second night of writing. Made it to 1656 words last night, and shooting for another 2500-3000 tonight. I’ll be meeting with a regional group at a cafe tonight for a write-in. Sounds delicious and old school artsy, right? Like we’ll all be… Continue Reading NaNoWriMo = Insane Fun
Fellow readers, if you do not yet know about the great 100 Word craze, click here to be enlightened. Last week I pulled the word Precise out of a book, and these are the 100 Words that people had to say about it. From the Great and Powerful LCeel (sorry… Continue Reading 100 Words – Precise
