I find a lot of times I’m getting (and sometimes giving) conflicting advice on the internet. I understand that no one agrees on anything, and I even understand why that’s a thing. What works for others won’t necessarily work for you. Habits that one blogger thinks should be easy to pop right into my dayContinue reading “Self Abuse and Self Care”
Monthly Archives: May 2016
A Room Not of Ones Own
If you’ve been on PBW for a hot minute, you’re aware of my favorite saying. We don’t write in a bubble. We write, in fact, in a loud, noisy, messy world full of other people. Other people who may or may not be respectful of your need for writing time. I’m at a time inContinue reading “A Room Not of Ones Own”
The Binge Watching Cure
You guys, you guys listen! I found the coolest anthology I have ever heard of! It’s called The Binge Watching Cure. You’re going to love this. The premise is that the stories in the anthology range from flash fiction as short as 100 words, then get increasingly larger until the last one is novella length!Continue reading “The Binge Watching Cure”
Character Driven Stories
Originally posted on Paper Beats World:
There are a thousand different kinds of stories, one for every star in the sky. There’s fantasy, horror, science fiction, historical and all sorts of things that I haven’t the time to list and you haven’t the time to read. But no matter the style, language, or theme, all…
Unsteady
The noise was too much, as they moved inside, so intense. The sensation of movement, of heat was foreign after so many years. There were two of them, the beings, moving about in the heart of me. As they moved, they made sounds. There was a part of me that knew, from a lifetime away,Continue reading “Unsteady”
When to share yourself, and when to wear a mask
I think you all know that I don’t hide a lot of who I am. I’m pretty upfront about my opinions of politics, religion, science, stamp collectors and whether a story should be plotted. (It should.) I’ve also been open about my struggles with depression and adult ADD, and how it is to be anContinue reading “When to share yourself, and when to wear a mask”
Cut These Things Out of Your Day
I’m sure you’ve all heard the jar analogy when talking about time management. If you have, feel free to skip the next paragraph. If you haven’t here’s a brief overview of the story. You have a jar, a pile of large stones, a pile of small stones, sand and water. If you pour the waterContinue reading “Cut These Things Out of Your Day”
Clarkesworld Magazine
This one’s a pretty standard science fiction market. A good one if you’ve got a solid science fiction story you’re looking for a home for. Genre- Science Fiction and Fantasy Word count- Not listed Payout-10¢ per word for the first 5000 words, 8¢ for each word over 5000 Wait time- At least two weeks HereContinue reading “Clarkesworld Magazine”
How many drafts do you need?
Originally posted on Paper Beats World:
This is a burning question, and I’ve seen people do it wrong both ways. Lots of people will write one draft, say ‘wow, this sucks,’ and toss it right out. Others will never get done with that first book, because they must make it perfect before they move on…
My Home Town
I want to talk today about my home town, Butler Pennsylvania. Full disclosure, it’s not where I was born. I was born on a military base in Groton Connecticut. But I digress. My great grandmother moved to America from Hungary with her parents when she was little. For some unknown reason, they decided to settleContinue reading “My Home Town”
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