by Eileen | Jan 10, 2022 | Writing prompts
Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. — Carolyn Gold Heilburn Romance is more than svelte dresses and well-fitted suits at a five star restaurant or rose petals and claw-foot tubs at a cozy bed and breakfast. A thermos...
by Eileen | Jan 3, 2022 | Writing prompts
Memory is the residue of thought. — Daniel T Willingham Things get left behind — in floods, storms, restaurants, relationships, and apartments — and everything left behind tells us a little bit about the people and events that went before. Write...
by Eileen | Dec 28, 2021 | Writing prompts
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. — Maya Angelou Rainy day? Books were made for rainy days and a cup of tea. Lost luggage? It’s not...
by Eileen | Dec 8, 2021 | Characters, Writing prompts
Traditions touch us, they connect us, and they expand us. — Rita Barrett Craig Any parent can tell you that the likelihood of a young child’s cup of hot cocoa getting spilled on dad’s new khaki pants is indirectly proportional to the temperature outside. Despite this...
by Eileen | May 20, 2021 | Writer Life
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. – Theophrastus.” I did something that I rarely do. I said no to an opportunity. To say I dislike saying no to someone is an understatement. This comes from both my love of being able to help others, as well as a...
by Eileen | Apr 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
“I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.” ― Amy Poehler Look around you at the people who are supporting your dream....
by Eileen | Apr 8, 2021 | General, Writer Life
Confession time. After my divorce my writing productivity suffered. Ha ha ha. That’s actual a huge understatement. After my ex left me for another my writing ground to a complete halt. In fairness, feeling sorry for myself, random weeping, and plotting elaborate...
by Eileen | Apr 5, 2021 | Books, General, Publishing, Story, Writer Life
“I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.” – Maya Angelou Look, if Maya has a lot to learn, then we ALL have a lot to learn. And remember that learning isn’t bad. It means that you have so much room to grow and change. We know some days it feels like a...
by Eileen | Apr 1, 2021 | Books, Characters, General, Publishing, Story, Structure, Writer Life
Hang onto your hats, this may get deep. Hopefully as writers we know the importance of our main character having a goal, something that they are motivated to achieve. This might be to return the magical ring, to find love, to survive a zombie apocalypse, or to solve a...
by Eileen | Mar 29, 2021 | Books, General, Story, Writer Life
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” — Joan Didion No pressure or anything, but Joan D would have you believe telling your story is a matter of life or death. In fairness, I don’t think you’ll strop breathing if you don’t write. But I do believe that when...
