Anything goes Sundays:
Jenny is a closeted geek. She works in a PR firm, has perfectly styled hair, and works out in a gym every other day. Everyone thinks she’s completely normal, except that she considers Walter Mitty a saint in her world. She works out with the assurance that some day she will be more »
First sentence Saturdays:
The memories were so clear sometimes – like the time her boyfriend from college would get a gleam in his eye when he would talk about the “high pro-glow” that cannibals supposedly got.
The News From Poughkeepsie is a daily blog post featuring an idea for you to take and do with more »
Patrick is an old man who lives in a brand new house. He made sure the house was built on sterile land – actually had a dark shaman sow it with salt before he built. He wanted no chance of anything living, or anything that had ever lived, to rise from there.
The house was more »
(I know i’m sometimes late on these. Feeling sluggish lately. Sorry.)
Scenes Thursdays
Gladys saw the guest struggle into the hotel and weighed her options. The woman was small, about 115 pounds and five feet tall. She had a fine Chinese face, but a set to her jaw that implied that she was quite used more »
One of the best interview shows out there, Adventures in SciFi Publishing is Shaun Farrell’s cast that covers, well, SF writers and news of the biz. He recently had an episode focusing on authors who started podcasting and got book deals out of it, and he interview me and Matt F’n Wallace for the show. more »
Macguffin Wednesdays
Campbells decided to discontinue its line of Bean With Bacon, which upset neighbors Clarabelle Smith and Angela Peterson, who would meet for a bowl of soup on Wednesdays to talk about their grandchildren. They each ordered a case of soup from the company, and then the women started to notice their stash was more »
We learn a little more about how Caroline deals with problem employees, Maureen tries to make friends, and Kevin makes a decision.
Don’t forget to check out the cast list for more information!
Settings Tuesdays
I like abandoned buildings, urban decay, as much as the next person. The potential for fiction, what happened here long ago, etc, is excellent. However, what about shiny new buildings full of people? Why do we never assume they have personality, or hauntings, or quirks? (Indian burial ground doesn’t count, either. I want more »
Character Sketches Mondays
Eric is a rancher. He is a down-to-earth man, preferring the wide open spaces of the range over the stuffy cities. He can’t stand holier-than-thou scientists, but it doesn’t change the fact that he is one. Or has the brains for it. And Eric isn’t a rancher of cattle, or horses, or more »
As I announced a couple of weeks ago, I am a new columnist for Suicide Girls. And I wanted to announce that my first column is live today! The name of the column is “Speak Geek to me” and the title of this column is “BC, AD and … MK?”
Suicide Girls is a more »
Categories
The Latest from I Should Be Writing- ISBW #231 – Jeff VanderMeer Interview February 8, 2012
- SNOWDEN February 6, 2012
- Scrivener review! February 3, 2012
- Fun website stuff February 1, 2012
- A different writing challenge January 31, 2012
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