Writing
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Writing Prompt: A Simple Haunting
A new series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Check out the previous prompt here. Sophie (age 12) moves into a new neighborhood with her parents and younger brother Adam (age 9). The two quickly meet another Continue reading
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Writing Prompt: Frozen In Time
A new series of writing prompts from my personal snippets archives. If something strikes your fancy, let me know! I would love to see what you create! Kidnapped, cryogenically frozen for nearly fifty years, Ashley wakes to find her observation room empty. Detaching herself from the machinery that has kept her alive these long years Continue reading
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Two Sides of Writing
I tend to think of writing in two different camps, as it pertains to my own life and growth as a writer: Often, the second form comes out of one of the smaller pieces, which I affectionately categorize as “snippets” in my Google Drive. These snippets are what got me through middle school, high school, Continue reading
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My Writing Routine
I’ve gone through many iterations of a writing routine throughout the years, and every time I experience a major life development my process changes drastically. There was a time where I relied heavily on the giants of the industry – Neil Gaiman gets himself into a low-tech environment and says to himself “You don’t have Continue reading
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Prioritizing Writing
I’ll be the first one to tell you – writing is hard. It’s a mental exercise that you never quite get used to. The moment you feel comfortable with your work another idea barrels in to challenge you and then you feel like you’re right back where you started. Looking back at older work can Continue reading
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Paying Attention to Your Quiet Thoughts
Part of being a writer, to whatever extent that may be true for you, is listening to your ideas and giving them a voice. Everyone has hundreds, thousands, of thoughts a day. Generating ideas isn’t this difficult part about being creative. It may start out small, with 2-3 “ideas” a day, but once you start Continue reading
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An Ode to the Notebook
I’m not one to tell another writer what they should or should not use to practice their craft. Are you a classic Microsoft Word gal? Great! Perhaps you’ve splurged on a more specific word processor like Scrivener and FocusWriter — phenomenal. Do you like artisinal hand-crafted paper made from recycled toilet paper rolls bound in Continue reading
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Being Visible
As far as jumping into the fray goes, I think starting a blog in your own name on today’s internet is one of the biggest leaps a person can take. I’ve never been much for social media – I wasn’t in the Myspace or the Tumblr scenes and my captions and hashtags on Instagram have Continue reading
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