Do you have a word count goal, daily or weekly? Is the word count enough to reach the finished product timeline? Is your goal easy to accomplish? Is it a habit yet? I used to say that I don’t like to write a certain number of words every day. I […]
Quotes About the Moon
“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” George Carlin “The night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand.” Frederick L. Knowles “Tell me the story about how the sun loved the moon so much he died every night to let her breathe.” Lokesh Fouzdar […]
Rare Supermoon Eclipse Tonight
If you look out your window tonight, you can observe an event that is happening for the first time in more than 30 years. The last supermoon eclipse was in 1982. Supermoons happen once a year. It means the moon appears 14% larger and 30% brighter. However, the […]
Global Citizen Festival in NYC Central Park
The Global Citizen Festival in NYC Central Park was televised on MSN TV today. Approximately, 60,000 people attended. If you missed it, here is the link to see the 4 hour recording: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/festival/2015/ You’ll recognize many of the musicians and speakers. Beyonce’s performance was outstanding, with changing colored lights on the darkened stage, and dancers […]
External and Internal Conflict in Writing Fiction
Chapter Five, Scene two is posted on Hada’s Fog today. See Hada’s page on the menu above. In previous chapters we learned about Hada’s external conflict and goal. She didn’t want to leave her quiet retirement in New Jersey. Her goal is to return as soon as possible. After they’ve arrived in California and […]
Prompt For Mystery Writers
The newspapers are filled with crimes that could be used as prompts for mystery writers. The following description didn’t hit the local newspapers yet, but I heard about it today from my friend. Her sister, I’ll call her D., was babysitting two young grandchildren when she heard what sounded like gun shots outside. She went […]
Do You Want To Be Notorious? Ask Sue Monk Kidd
When I receive books in the mail that I’ve ordered, I scrutinize the cover, front and back, and then randomly open the book. Sue Monk Kidd’s Firstlight arrived today. I landed on page 41. Kidd describes how a woman said to her, “When I turn fifty, I want to become notorious.” Kidd asked her “Notorious […]