Happy Wednesday, squiders! I continue to procrastinate writing my query letter so here we are. (Hopefully today, though. Fingers crossed. Of course, I could be doing that instead of this BUT ANYWAY) (I did submit a novella to a publication,
Why is This Idea Lingering?
Good news, squiders! I finally finished Chapter 9. Still a mystery as to why it took so very long, but hoorah. Started Chapter 10 today and have already made decent progress. Admittedly my notes for updating this chapter basically just
There is Not Enough Time in the World
Earlier in the year, we talked about how there was Too Much Free Stuff. How companies stuck all sorts of things online for us poor quarantined people, and how so many of them seemed like good opportunities, and how hard
November Plans and Learning Options
(First of all, I’m going to move our discussion of Red Mars until next Thursday, Nov 8. I don’t know if you guys are reading this along with me, but I’m having a hard time getting into it. And I keep getting
Too Much Coincidence?
If you’re on Pinterest, squiders, you know that it will notify you when someone re-pins one of the pins from your boards. I recently got a notification about this pin, which I had honestly forgotten about. This is one of
8 Ways to Expand a Story Idea into Something Usable
Good morning, squiders! Back to ideas for today, and then I may leave the rest of the subject for the book and accompanying workbook and move on to something else. Today we’ll talk about how to take your inkling of
Where to Find Story Ideas: Old Stories
First off, squiders, I know that I originally scheduled our discussion of Undersea, the second book in the Finnbranch trilogy, for today, but I’m going to move it to Thursday, both because I’m not quite done with the book (which
Where to Find Story Ideas: Travel
The world is a fascinating place, Squiders. Every bit of it has its own traditions, its own stories. This can include everything from the urban legends of your hometown to the intricate mythologies to a country halfway around the globe.
Where to Find Story Ideas: Music
First of all, squiders, I want to let you know about this site called Fighter’s Block. Along with sites like Write or Die or Written Kitten, it adds in a little twist to offer some motivation for writing. In this
Where to Find Story Ideas: Research
Good afternoon, squiders. Today, in our search for inspiration, we’re going to talk about research. This is exactly what it sounds like–you need to know something (or know more about something) for a story, and so you research it. This
