Tag Archives: inspiration

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Story

When this message from the Universe first dropped into my inbox, I tucked it back with the idea of applying it to writing. I mean, it’s a pretty easy juxtaposition. When you write a book, you start at the beginning … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Needing More

It’s Wednesday again. As y’all know, I’ve been distracted the past few weeks but look! I have words today. They aren’t particularly inspiring but it’s a good scene and I’ll make it all pretty and wordy and emotional and stuff … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: I’ve Got You

It’s Wednesday. I’m setting this up on Tuesday. In a bit of good news in the midst of worrying about Jake, I managed good enough words to garner an honorable mention in last week’s Thursday Threads. The judge had this … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Untamed

I wouldn’t have seen this if a friend hadn’t emailed me. Well, I probably would have eventually because I’m a Lindsey Stirling fan and she pops up in my YouTube searches more often than not. That said, YAY! I got … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Sight

Writers are alleged to be keen observers–of human nature, of nature itself, of the world around us. We then turn those observations in words, telling stories or explaining things. It depends on what type of writing we do. Granted, non-fiction … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Pay Attention

Midweek. It always sneaks up on me for some reason. The good news is, while I didn’t win last week’s flash challenge, I did have a bit of a break-through with this week’s Wednesday Words. The timeline–and all my random … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal How-To Book

I’m beginning to think the Universe is mocking me. Or perhaps chiding. Either way, many of the messages the Big U has dropped in my inbox of late keep insisting that I get my stuff together and, as Larry the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Got It Wrong

As y’all might remember, last week’s snippet was the previous week’s Thursday Threads winner. That means that this week’s snippet is based on a prompt from last week’s. As a matter of pride, I try hard to create a new … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: The Boys of Summer

I do love me some baseball. This short reel shows many of the reasons why. I once had an idea for a romantic suspense that invovled an injured police detective who hung out at the minor league ballpark while she … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thougths: Universal Worldbuilding

The Univere is trying its very best to remind me that I’m a writer. It keeps dropping hints in my inbox. On one hand, I need the nudges. On the other, I keep waiting for the Big U to say, … Continue reading →

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