Wordsmith’s Collective Thursday – Genre Trends for 2024
As author’s and writer’s we are aware of the ‘trends’ within our industry. We may decide to follow them, or not, it is entirely a personal choice. However, being current with our genre’s changing mode,...
View ArticleBibliophile’s Collective Tuesday – The Greatest Christmas Books
Tis the Season for giving books, and what is more nostalgic than remembering our favorite books from childhood? Obviously, depending on your age these will be different to your neighbours, work...
View ArticleA Christmas Story Inspired by a Song
I used this writing prompt for this particular story. ‘You are stuck in the world of a Christmas song. You must write a story based on the words and concepts.‘ As it is my favourite Christmas song I...
View ArticleBibliophile’s Collective Tuesday – Literary Celebrations
National Braille Literacy Month January, honors Louie Braille (born on January 4, 1809), creator of the braille system that now bears his name. Braille created his universal code system for reading and...
View ArticleWordsmith’s Collective Thursday – Tips on Transitioning from Non-Fiction to...
Writing fiction as opposed to non-fiction is a vastly different skill and mind set. In fiction, we entertain the reader, by fabricating characters and their journey, rather than presenting factual...
View ArticleWordsmith’s Collective Thursday – The Interminable Wait – Submissions!
I spent over three hours one evening this week writing a synopsis, it was grueling and sucked big time, but I complete it! So this post is a response to that exercise. After months, or even years, you...
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