Each participant was asked to write 80-100 words to continue a Halloween-themed story. The only catch was that each writer was only given the entry immediately preceding theirs. No context, no idea what had happened before. The result is a sort of tale that has been stitched together like Frankenstein’s monster.
Tips & Tricks for Winning NaNoWriMo
I’ve “lost” NaNo many more times than I’ve “won”, but I never tire of trying. Along the way, I have picked up some tricks that really help me — with my writing in general but especially when you have a goal like 50,000 words in a short amount of time. Things to remember: It…
Peering Anew at My Own World – INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL SIMS
I had the great honor to interview writer and editor Michael Sims about his newest book, The Phantom Coach and pick his brain about growing up in rural Tennessee, the (super)natural and what the ghost stories of our time will be like. Did that disconnection from what some might call “civilization” imbue you with an affinity…
ARMCHAIR BEA 2014 – On Reading and Writing
{Topic of Choice} No matter what we like to read or where we like to read it, we love reading and we love writing about it. So as a send off for this fantastic week with some of my favorite memes, quotes and pictures of all things literary. I have these and…
ARMCHAIR BEA 2014 – Expanding Blogging Horizons
Tell us about how you have expanded on blogging in your own unique way. About two years ago I upgraded my blog to be the site you see now. It was three (yes, three) separate blogs on blogger. As you can imagine, I became quite tired of managing the different outlets. I sprung for a…