Keep It Positive (KIP)
This was adapted from Leigh’s keynote speech at the South Carolina Writers Association conference on October 21, 2022 Here’s how to bring more KIP to your writing life: First, find a way to track your progress so you can congratulate yourself on your own milestones, instead of competing against your peers. This could be trackingContinue reading “Keep It Positive (KIP)“
A Little Goes a Long Way
Garfield, the cartoon cat, once said, “Diet is Die with a T.” I stood in line gazing up at the high carb, high fat fast food breakfast menu, thinking about the numbers on my brand new digital bathroom scale. There was no doubt, coffee was gonna be it for me. While waiting for my turn,Continue reading “A Little Goes a Long Way”
Bertrade de Monfort
Was she so incredibly beautiful that powerful men were willing to leave their wives and marry her? Or was she a witch, a sorceress? One chronicler of the time said nothing good was ever said about her except for her beauty, while another said she was pleasing to God and compared her to an angel.Continue reading “Bertrade de Monfort”
Personifications and Setting Story Elements
How I used these tools to help me out of the ‘dreaded writer’s block. The aftereffects of COVID left me deep in the clutches of WRITERS BLOCK. My routine was to sit and write with my cup of coffee by my side, and the words flew through my computer and onto the page. Suddenly wordsContinue reading “Personifications and Setting Story Elements“
A Halloween Treat
The Funeral Home Is No Place for a Child is the winner of Morning Rain Publishing’s 2014 Freaky Flash writing contest. I hope you enjoy this treat. Happy Halloween! ~ Becky / R. A. Muth Charley sat on the hard, wooden bench and wished he was with his babysitter. She wouldn’t make him sit still.Continue reading “A Halloween Treat”
What’s in a Name? Or Kilroy was Here
My first teaching job was in a school for girls that went from kindergarten through grade twelve. I taught seventh and eighth graders. Seventh grade was a time many new students were added to the group who had been together since they first started school. As the history teacher, I started the year with aContinue reading “What’s in a Name? Or Kilroy was Here”
Writing Characters of Color
Writing characters of color shouldn’t be difficult; we are all just people after all, but there are some writers who struggle with it. I think this blog sums up the nuances of writing ‘outside your comfort zone’ perfectly. TIPS ON WRITING A CHARACTER OF COLOR Morgan Jerkins May 4, 2015 1. Don’t. Just kidding. I’m beyond excited thatContinue reading “Writing Characters of Color”
I’m Bogged Down in Specifics and I Hate It
We’re often sorted into Plotters or Pantsers as writers, but past that delineation, I think we all have our own processes and perhaps little ways we could be categorized into each. I’ve heard some writers talk about creating a nice, tidy, bullet-pointed outline and proceeding from there. Some say they dive in first, get aContinue reading “I’m Bogged Down in Specifics and I Hate It”
Seminal Moments
It is said that the only constant in life is change. We see this regularly all around us. In fact, after you’ve seen enough of it, you get rather used to it. You accept the fact that no matter how settled anything is in your life, it will eventually change. If the particular change isContinue reading “Seminal Moments”
The James Webb Space Telescope, a 21st Century Marvel
We live in exciting times! I am passionate about astronomy, space, and science-fiction. The barriers between the three blurs as we make more and more advances in technology. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), named after the NASA administrator who crafted the Apollo program and who was a staunch supporter of space science, constitutes aContinue reading “The James Webb Space Telescope, a 21st Century Marvel”
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