This weather is weird. The beginning of last week was cold. I was pulling out my hoodie, heavy blanket and my little space heater. The weakened comes and it’s 80 degrees. It worked out well for me. I went to the park on Saturday and Sunday to take pictures. Nature is amazing. I’ve been going…
Summer’s almost over. Where did the time go?! I’ll be starting class next week. Soon, I won’t be able to go to the park to write and take pictures. Well, I have the Fall. At least it doesn’t start getting unbearably cold until like November. Still, when it’s no longer 70/80 degrees outside, I won’t…
Unusual places can inspire fantasy stories. I like collecting images of actual places that are so amazing they look like something out of a novel. In general, I’m fascinated by landscapes and architecture from around the world. I’d like to do more traveling one day. Here are some images to inspire your world building or to simply enjoy. Portland Japanese Garden…
Nature always provides amazing inspiration. Sitting by the water surrounded by trees gets the creative juices flowing. Seeing images of waterfalls, landscapes and animals is awe inspiring. I like going to the park and relaxing by the water. Sometimes, I read or write. Other times, I stare at the scene and take pictures. Since it’s…
Most writers have that moment where they want to just stop. Writing a book is hard. It can take months even years for us to see any return. It’s been difficult for me to write. Not because of writer’s block. Response and sales for my books haven’t been going the way I expected. I’m questioning…
I learned, in one of my Publishing classes, that Reddit asked the question a couple of months ago, “What is the best horror story you can come up with in 2 sentences?“ People came up with some awesome sentences. These are some serious gut twisters and I don’t get the willies easily. They gave me…
I was bullied growing up. From sixth to eight grade I cried a lot because of what people did or said to me. When I went to high school, it died down to teasing and back-biting. Not every day, but it happened often enough that by the time I graduated, my self-esteem was in the…
You always hear about haunted houses. You don’t hear often about cursed objects. io9 wrote an interesting post about them. 7 Terrifying Cursed Objects That Actually Exist “The Woman from Lemb Statue Originally made around 3500 B.C.E. in Cyprus and then found in 1878 in Eastern Europe, this statue has killed so many people its…
I don’t like “normal” chairs. Don’t know why. I just don’t like them. I’m not the writer who goes to coffee shops and the library because they’re not comfortable. I usually write at a low table sitting cross-legged in my bowl chair. When it’s warm, I grab a blanket and write in Prospect Park by…
Ever have this problem? You want to write a story in you favorite genre but you don’t want it to sound like every other story. Despite the number of haunted house movies I’ve watched and all the ghost stories I’ve read, I’m having a hard time writing this new short story. The haunted house trope is…
