It’s time for #POTOS Fiction! Are you ready? Have you been following along? If not, now is as good as anytime to jump in! Feel free to share. Include the hashtag #POTOS — Play on the other side. Because fun fiction is just that – escaping reality, for as long as the reading last. Bon…
Fabulous Friday, everyone! It’s time for another share! Story time is my favorite time of the day. How about you? Feel free to share. Include the hashtag #POTOS — Play on the other side. Because that’s what we do here. We skip out on reality, if only for a short while, and enjoy a fantastical…
We’re going to start something new on Fridays, fiction share. Let’s see if I can keep it up. 😉 #POTOS stands for play on the other side. That thing we do when we step away from our hectic life and allow ourselves to get lost in a story—be it for only thirty minutes, an hour,…
The past week or so I started finding the extra time, as summer started winding down and the kids prepared to go back to school, to inch back into a blogging groove. Maybe you noticed. I began getting out there again. I’m trying to visit blogs and keep up with mine while still maintaining a…
Wednesday posts have taken on a bit of a writer’s theme lately. Don’t you be getting used to it now. I can be a fickle girl. But today, I’ll be sharing more writerly stuff. Only this time, I won’t be sharing anyone’s work but my own. Try not to mash your teeth and run away.…
For those of you unaware, I have stepped away from everyday life and, like a hermit, locked myself in a room to do nothing but edit my manuscript for five days straight. The only thing I can think of that’s better than that is MORE DAYS! While I’m away the kids have been enjoying some…
I can’t believe 80 days have passed me by already. Are we truly at the end? Sheesh. Where did all those days go? Tomorrow’s the last day. What did I learn? Since I am writing this in advance, I can’t tell you for sure where the kids and I are. We are playing our…
What process does a writer go through when bringing a character to life on paper? Words alone do not make you feel for them or become vested in their future. Myndi Shaffer wrote a great piece about getting to know your characters better when you dig into their underwear drawer. In addition to peeking into…
We huddle in a tight cluster as crisp wisps of air swirl around us, sending a shiver through my bones. Pulling my jacket tight around me, I attempt to fight off the evening chill. We are all waiting for Sam to pass out the list for tonight’s event. It’s our semi-annual scavenger hunt and this…
