As a new technique I am going to rewrite a nursery rhyme in the voice of a legendary author. This was way more fun than I thought it could be. I’m still laughing at how easily Poe’s voice seemed to connect to a nursery rhyme. Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had aContinue reading “Humpty Dumpty (Poe Style)”
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Valentine Recap
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. It was a very festive time in our house. But in the midst of the busy schedule and endless to-do list we made time to appreciate the people in our lives that mean the most to us. Here’s a look at 3 events that we participated in last week.Continue reading “Valentine Recap”
Favorite Story Types
When it comes to reading and writing my favorite story type is the one in which the protagonist must confront himself. Some sort of inner conflict causes the main character to engage in a battle in these types of stories. These are the ones where a misunderstood character rises to the challenges of his life.Continue reading “Favorite Story Types”
We Were the Lucky Ones: A Book Review
Title: We Were the Lucky Ones Author: Georgia Hunter Publisher: Penguin Books Copyright Date: 2017 *Setting for book challenge: Eastern Europe (Poland) World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland. The Kurcs were a wealthy, Jewish family rooted in Radom, Poland, when the news breaks about the war. One-by-one the war takes members of theirContinue reading “We Were the Lucky Ones: A Book Review”
Build: Five Minute Friday
I’m getting my butt kicked by my February schedule. Can you relate? For some reason I keep double-booking myself even with my efforts to keep a bullet journal. There just isn’t enough time in the day to get everything done. That’s why it is even more important than ever to build into that schedule someContinue reading “Build: Five Minute Friday”
Supporting Archetypes
Every story has ONE protagonist. Sure, there are stories out there told from the perspective of multiple characters, but every reader connects to a single character more than the others. They root for their success above anyone else’s. That’s where the idea of a supporting character comes from. Supporting characters are those that help usContinue reading “Supporting Archetypes”
We Escaped!
1 Murder+3 Suspects+6 Friends+2 Strangers+60 minutes= a lot of fun and laughs (and a wrongly convicted murderer) If you have never gone to an escape room you are missing out. Some of our friends had a Groupon for Lockology Columbus Escape Room and invited us to join them. It was a blast. Aside from theContinue reading “We Escaped!”
Resistance
This blog actually started in 2015 in response to resistance. I was going through emotional turmoil. In my trial I found myself filling journal upon journal with my thoughts. Then one day I decided to play around with writing some of these ideas on a blog site. Before I knew it friends and family wereContinue reading “Resistance”
Where: Five Minute Friday
I’m snowed in for another day in Ohio. I would be going stir crazy if it wasn’t for the week I’ve had. Today I am thankful for more time at home. On Tuesday I awoke to my 11 month old having a seizure. SCARIEST FIVE MINUTES OF MY LIFE! The moments that followed her seizureContinue reading “Where: Five Minute Friday”
Write One Short Story a Week…
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”― Ray Bradbury Sounds easy enough. Short stories could be something as short as 500 words, so how hard can that really be? Well, I’m here to say that for me a short story a week is far fromContinue reading “Write One Short Story a Week…”
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