I’m tired. So tired. Do you catch your brain popping up with little observations throughout your day? Some of us have very verbal minds. Like the voiceover in a movie or TV show, that inner monologue may narrate our day, hold internal debates, or just pop up with random observations. Mmm, chocolate. Do you listen […]
Author commentary on stories featured on my Freely Written podcast in June 2024: Never Say Never and Think Tank. At the end of each month, I’ll shed some light on my writing adventures. If you’re new to Freely Written, this podcast offers very short stories written from a chosen prompt with no planning and very
A friend once asked if I read more than one book at the same time. I quickly said, “No, of course not!” A second later, I had to amend that. “Well… not two novels at the same time.” Because in my mind, reading fiction and non-fiction are different hobbies. I typically have a novel that
When writing, clarity is key. Yet some sentences can lead us down the garden path, so to speak. They seem to promise one idea but end up in another place, leaving us lost and confused. In writing circles, these missteps are known as garden path sentences. Luckily, there are many ways to quickly fix these
Author commentary on stories featured on my Freely Written podcast in May 2024: Birds of a Feather and Reusable Straws. At the end of each month, I’ll shed some light on my writing adventures. If you’re new to Freely Written, this podcast offers very short stories written from a chosen prompt with no planning and
