Category: On Writing – Fiction
Creative Honesty: Lies and Truth in LDS Storytelling
Recently, I have been working on a fictional story that is very personal. It involves some things from my past that are traumatic and hard for me to bring up. Finishing was difficult. It left me razed... Read More
All the Unborn Words
I suppose there are a lot of things I could write about today. I haven’t been here for a few months, so there’s some catching up to do. I’m going to give you a short timeline so you ... Read More
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pen: Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award!
The best thing about social media is that you get to meet so many amazing and cool people! Case in point: from my limited (and harrowing) time on Twitter, I made friends with a plethora of interesting... Read More
Carolina Drama – 10 Secrets of Good Microfiction, Courtesy of the Raconteurs
I have a thing for Jack White. It’s really not fair to start this post without being 100% honest about that. And, although there are a thousand fantastic songs that tell stories- Carrying Cathy,... Read More
Dark Thoughts – My Writing Process
Wow. I’ve been doing a lot of connecting with cool people lately, and this week has been one of the best ever for trying out new writing experiences. Not only did I get nominated for the Versati... Read More
I Want to Thank the Academy…
Guess what?! That amazing, talented, and nice-smelling Amy Good nominated me for an award. ME!! Now, I just have to find all that gold bullion that she requested… Actually, I’m not paying... Read More
Death of the Muse
I have been very involved recently – Attempting to move to the middle of nowhere (a.k.a Montana), starting my own business with actual employees and getting my grubby little hands involved in th... Read More
Adult Sleepover: Camp Castaway
No one sleeps at a sleepover. Now that I am on the other side of 30, I can clearly see that sleepovers were invented by the Devil. I mean, what good, uplifting stuff happens at a sleepover? Unless you... Read More
How Not to Write a Book in 7 Easy-to-Screw-Up Steps
So, there you are. You have a brilliant idea that is just chewing its way out of your skull and you have decided to sit down and finally write it. Great for you! Fortunately, there is a billio... Read More
“Act III: Everybody’s Dead” or “Screwing the Punchline”
I find myself in a particularly creative mood today. Abigail is happily watching an animated television show that ran for 3 weeks on HBO called “The Neverending Stories,” based on the mo... Read More