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Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #40

Hello from Nashville, y'all!  Here's my latest collection of writing prompts from my Tumblr blog. #274  Use the words cat, rain jacket and orchid in a sentence.  Now use that sentence as a prompt. #275  Write about what your main character did yesterday, from the time he woke up until the time he went to […]

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Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #39

Here's the latest collection of prompts from my Tumblr.  Enjoy! #267  It’s a beautiful, warm evening, what’s your character’s pleasure: dinner al fresco; a hike; taking the children to the park; ignoring the weather and turning on the TV or something else entirely? #268  Is your main character a talker or a listener? #269 And then, […]

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Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #38

Here's this week's corral of my daily prompts: #259 If only….she thought.  We all have a lot of “if onlies” in our life.  What is your character’s biggest if only? #260  The wind blew and blew.  It blew so hard and so long she thought she’d go crazy from it.  And then, all of a sudden, it […]

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Cats The Writing Life

Why a Writer Needs a Cat

Cats are good at crossword puzzles, too! I have decided that there's one VERY IMPORTANT piece of writing advice that often goes unmentioned.  It is sort of a secret writer thing, but I am dedicated to bringing such things out in the open, because I'm dedicated to helping you find success as a writer.  (You […]

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Guest Post

Guest Post: Who Will Read My Writing?

Please welcome my friend and fellow writer Anthony J. Mohr to the blog today.  This post made me laugh out loud–probably because I'm all too familiar with the sentiment behind it.  And I've been an admirer of Anthony's essays about growing up in Hollywood back in the day when it was still truly glamorous for […]

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Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #36

Here's the latest collection of posts from my Tumblr blog, where I post a prompt daily. #246 As a child did you (or your main character) go to church? Sunday school or sitting in the service with the adults?  What was your experience—love or hate? Character building or destroying? #247 And then she had to start over […]

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Time Tips on Writing

Should You Write Every Day?

I was at a gathering of writers last night (Portlanders, we meet every last Monday of the month for Literary Libations, join us) and Angela Sanders, an accomplished mystery writer who is doing very well with her books (can you say number one on all Kindle sales?) was talking about her career. Angela talked about […]

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