Camp NaNoWriMo is once again approaching. Writers throughout the world are gearing up for a month of intense writing. Outlines have been drafted, background material researched and characters crafted. There are just hours left until the frenzy begins. The goal: write a novel in a month. For those that have participated in Camp NaNoWriMo or […]
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Exploring More Short Fiction With Chat Stories By Tap
A few months ago, I explored what I labeled microfiction using an app called Talehunt. Today, I’m about to explore yet another short fiction style that may be on the upswing: chat stories. Most of you that read this have used SMS, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Google Hangouts, Snapchat or any of the other chat apps […]
Read MoreThe Tools of A Writer – Writing On The Go With JotterPad
For those of us that write, finding the time to jot down ideas throughout the day is as important as writing a story. These little nuggets collected from random thoughts often become the seeds of our next great story. The methods we use to record these little nuggets naturally vary from writer to writer, depending […]
Read MoreGryphon Gray – A Review
In the homeland of the elves, Mythwyll, located in the western part of Ontyre, all is not well. Where for generations the elves made their home, death at the hands of humans has ravaged the lands and surviving elves are on the run. It is in this grim situation that we find ourselves following the […]
Read MoreExploring the Tools of a Writer – An Introduction
Throughout the centuries, mankind has taken it upon themselves to record events of their particular era for posterity using whatever means were available to them at the time. From the hieroglyphs of the ancient Egyptians to the runes of the Vikings and writings of the medieval era and the Renaissance, writing has been a part […]
Read MoreFebruary Writing Scorecard
About six months ago, I looked back on a year of participation in the Monthly Writing Challenge on Twitter and what that had meant for my writing output. The results were pretty good, I thought. I wrote more in that one year than I ever had in a year before. I didn’t stop there though. […]
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