The Writers’ Group met again Wednesday and we discussed several essays as well as our beginning novels. We’ve selected two new contests to enter. The Writer’s Digest Your Story Contest looks intriguing: Every other month, Writer’s Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We’ll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you’ll submit … Read More →
The Batmobile by Katherine Billings Palmer I was a nervous child of a nervous mother, not a good combination. From my earliest memory, I worried, and there was so much fodder for my angst. What if my dog ran away? What if the teacher called on me in school? What if my uncle got so drunk … Read More →
I was culling through old essays and found one I started but never finished about a friend’s mother who had inspired me as a young girl. A few months ago, when I had my hours slashed at work, it gave me more time to think about writing and more time to mull over things I wanted to say. … Read More →
Day 2 of nanowrimo went well. I spent a few hours(!) adding to my novel and rearranging content. I found two old essays that I’d begun that actually fit perfectly as chapters. I guess I no longer have a “true” word count in the sense that it’s not completely new as of November first, but … Read More →