Tag: fiction writing
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Poseidon Awakens (and So Does My To-Do List)
Originally published on Thursday, February 12, 2026, on Substack Recently, I decided to leave off my little Hallmark-style romance and go back to a story I began sometime last year, I believe. It was supposed to have been a short story, but…when I reached the end, I realized it’s over 17,000 words, so I guess…
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Testing Limits
Flash Fiction Practice “What are your limits?” “How much will you put up with? What will send you over the edge? I mean, REALLY over the edge? To the point of murder?” I tried to focus on my work, but her questions kept popping in my brain, uninvited, until I no longer remembered what I…
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Do You Track Your Writing?
Writing stories is something I love to do, and finding out my individual writing process is part of my growth as a storyteller.
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Schedule vs Habit?
Do you schedule your writing sessions or try to make writing a habit? Which one works for you?
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Maybe I Need to Grow Up as a Writer?
Celebrate the little things. Today I played in the imaginary world I’m creating and am happy that I did.
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DIY Story Structure Guide
Slowly, ever so slowly, I’ve been working on a story structure guide for my personal use. Thanks goes to novel editor Ellen Brock for the suggestion. She recommends that Methodological Pantsers (a description that describes me to a “T”) put together their own structure guide taking a “mix and match” approach for the different naming…
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Those Tangly Bits
It wasn’t long ago that she’d come to this place, but she was glad she’d ignored the advice of the so-called experts, and came to the flat, Kansas prairie. There’s something about seeing for miles and miles that can start to work on you. You almost get to the point where you feel like you’re…
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The Muse
Have you ever looked up the definition of the word “Inspiration”? I did. Definition of inspiration 1: an inspiring agent or influence 2a: the quality or state of being inspired b: something that is inspired a scheme that was pure inspiration 3: the act of drawing in specifically : the drawing of air into the lungs 4a: a divine influence or action on a person believed to…
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The Mad Haberdasher?
Note to readers: This is part of my writing practice series. I decided to post as a blog, then I’ll add to my page here to keep all of my practice stuff together. So, don’t be mad as there’s no ending to this, it’s just something fun I did. 😀 “That’s impossible…nobody knows what happened…