I'm a touch late on this, but here it is! The backstory behind my recent release, "Circles of Revenge," with Livina Press. I owe the origins of this story to Siobhan Muir's weekly #ThursThreads flash fiction challenge, which is currently running it's eleventh year of tying on tales of 250 words or less. Impressive, right? … Continue reading The Backstory to “Circles of Revenge”
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When Tragedy Strikes
Hi, everyone. I know, I dropped off on a long hiatus again. I didn't keep up with writing as I had wanted to. I have, however, started to keep up with weekly flash fiction challenges. (Namely #ThursThreads hosted by the lovely Siobhan Muir and #MenageMonday hosted by the amazing Cara Michaels.) I need to get … Continue reading When Tragedy Strikes
Sleepless Tangents And The 100 Word Trick
!DUE TO A LACK OF SLEEP, THIS BLOG POST HAS BEEN CANCELLED! Just kidding. No it hasn't. A friend dropped that line to my exhausted self when I had no idea how to start this post and I had to use it. For real though, I am running on less than two hours of sleep as I write this so … Continue reading Sleepless Tangents And The 100 Word Trick
Plot Bunnies! Plot Bunnies Everywhere!
Every author out there knows showers and baths can be our greatest source of inspiration for new ideas or plot fixes. However, they don't always comply with the stories we want the idea or fix for. Why you ask? Simple. Because that would be too easy. The other day as I was trying to figure … Continue reading Plot Bunnies! Plot Bunnies Everywhere!
You Know You’re An Author When…
We authors do some strange things. We can hold full blown conversations with the characters in our heads. We have both disturbing and hilarious Google histories when it comes to research for our books. We'll sit down to write, end up on a roll, and then four hours later remember we've forgotten to eat or missed that appointment. We … Continue reading You Know You’re An Author When…
The Benefits of Flash Fiction Writing
I promise this is not going to sound like a lecture. I hope at least. For those that don't know what flash fiction writing is, here's a little explanation: Flash fiction writing is about just taking a quick idea and seeing what it sparks. It's to write a couple hundred words or so on a … Continue reading The Benefits of Flash Fiction Writing
