The next time you're in the bathroom, or somewhere with patterned tiles or slate, stare at the patterns until you see shapes. (Admit it, we've all done this half asleep on the toilet in the middle of the night!) Usually, these are quite abstract looking, so try to find figures or faces and interpret the … Continue reading Writing Prompt – Tiles
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Fresh
This site is looking a little fresher, finally! Working on manuscripts has to take up most of my time, however, I still want to help other writers. The biggest problem I hear from people who want to write, is actually getting started. Therefore, my future posts will be weekly #mondaymotivation writing prompts that I hope … Continue reading Fresh
The Big Year
It's been a few days since a post. Annoying since I stated I would work on my novel for 30 minutes a day. Ironically my laptop works but it has a meltdown when I use the keyboard. Inconvenient. Typing one-thumbed on my phone makes for a counter-productive day! Now since I can't write properly I've … Continue reading The Big Year
Rejection Achievements
I entered a short story in the 2014 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Prize and received my response the other day. Dear Jolley Entrant This year almost 1200 writers entered the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The judges have now compiled their longlist, and I regret to say that your story (or stories) were not … Continue reading Rejection Achievements
Strong Tuesdays
It's PEAC Tuesday!!! This array of fabulous young minds are quite the productive bunch. Last week we were talking about abstract nouns vs regular nouns and writing metaphors with randomly matched words. These are some that the kids came up with: Love is like a beer, it makes you feel giddy and do stupid things. … Continue reading Strong Tuesdays
Beck Borona 