The Challenge: 1000 words in 10 chapters, courtesy of Awesome Author/Blogger Chuck Wendig. Check it out HERE. Chapter 1 I stand barefoot on the beach at the edge of the water, about a mile away from where she is, where I’m not supposed to be. Anxious, I pace in circles under the hot sun, watching my…
Valentine’s Day Haters’ Club – Daily Post Weekly Writing Challenge
I adjusted my black scarf over my black coat and rubbed my cold hands over my thighs, covered by my black jeans. Maybe an outdoor protest on the coldest day of the year wasn't the smartest idea, I thought, as I called the group over. "Alright," I said, as we huddled together. "Let's circle again.…
If you write it . . .
One of my all-time favorite movies is Field of Dreams (1989; Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee 1990). Baseball, Iowa, James Earl Jones, Shoeless Joe, dreams, hopes, tears . . . sigh. I first watched Field of Dreams in a lecture hall my freshman year of college on dollar movie night. I remember hiding my face as I…
Ten Things I’ve Learned So Far from My First Try at NaNoWriMo
In honor of the ides of November and the halfway point, here's a list of things I've learned so far from my first try at NaNo-ing: Fifty-thousand words is a lot of friggin' words. Just sayin'. The pesky "to be" verb family and I should just go ahead and get married since apparently we are…
A couple of weeks ago, author Chuck Wendig posted his Friday writing challenge called "Roll for Your Title." I tried to do it and failed miserably (remember the "Remote Control Hive Mind"? Ugh.) However, my friend Shaunna gave it a shot, just for fun. She doesn't have a blog and I love her story so…
NaNo NaYes!
I'm going to give it a try. Fifty-thousand words in 30... scratch that... 29 days! As I drove to work yesterday thinking about whether or not to try National Novel Writing Month, I realized a couple of things: (1) I really really want to try, (2) I have two holidays in November when I can…
Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction Challenge Fail
Tonight I thought I'd try a new writing challenge. Chuck Wendig, author, screenwriter, game designer, and blogger extraordinaire, hosts a weekly writing challenge. You can find his post and his blog, "terribleminds: chuck wendig" here. This week, he provides two columns of words. The challenge is to pick a word from column one, then pick…
Daily Prompt: Non-Sequitur
This Daily Prompt was a tough one. The prompt is to use this sentence in the final paragraph of a post: "He tried to hit me with a forklift!" You can see the Prompt and the other responses here. This is my attempt (it's fictional--mostly- bahahaha). In all honesty, the real reason we finished the…
Mama’s Sauce- Weekly Writing Challenge: Backward
I parked the car and opened the driver's side door. The pot next to me on the passenger seat was still hot as I grabbed it and hoisted it over the steering wheel, careful not to spill its contents. Since my hands were full with the pot, I used my foot to kick the door…
Rejected but Okay
I previously shared that Angela and I teamed up and co-wrote and submitted a screenplay to a screenplay writing competition associated with a major film festival. Well, today we got our rejection letter. It was very nice and polite--thanking and commending us and explaining that over 8,000 screenplays were submitted and the decision was difficult,…
Waiting on a Word 
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