I wrote this while watching a Lifetime Movie starring Kristen Dunst – “Fifteen and Pregnant”. Its a reflection of the issues in the movie, but also a reflection of the times that I should have listened to my mother. And while I cannot possibly know or understand the burden of teen pregnancy, I did my [...]
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Untied: One Reason Mother’s Know Best
Posted: February 10, 2012 in Flash Backs, Poetry, WritingTags: life, mothers, poetry
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This B is Just Plain Evil!!!
Posted: January 22, 2012 in Creativity, Flash Backs, Humor, WritingTags: humor, plot tools, writing
LOL! Gotcha again! The things I have to do to get people to read my blog. But you’re here and that makes me happy! Today, we discuss a necessary component in a good story, the antagonist, also known as the enemy, nemesis, frenemy, etc. Traditionally, an antagonist is usually an actual individual. But the enemy [...]
Before the New Year: 2011 RECAP
Posted: December 30, 2011 in Creativity, WritingTags: 2011, 2012, New Years, recap, writing
*blinks* – That’s what I think of 2011. This year went by so fast, I don’t think I managed a blink. I also don’t remember much of it except that, I moved, started a new school, have a new S.O. (if you don’t know what this means, email me.), and I got SHORTLISTED for the [...]
Perfect X-Mas Gift for Last Minute Book Fanatics
Posted: December 24, 2011 in Creativity, Humor, WritingTags: gifts, published, writing, xmas
I know that many of you are out searching for gifts for your loved and not-so-loved ones. While you’re rummaging through the poorly stocked shelves of your favorite department store, I ask you to consider this: You will fail to find a gift for at least one person on your list and said person will [...]
Losing Steam: But I Could Still Win
Posted: November 27, 2011 in Creativity, Humor, NaNoWriMo, Works In Progress, WritingTags: humor, nano2011, nanowrimo, writing
So, last post I admitted to the world that I was so so far behind in NaNoWriMo that it was possible I would not win. Well this past week has been a hectic one. And, I am behind yet again. But does this mean I won’t win? I don’t know yet. Hell, I don’t know [...]
Countdown to NaNoWriMo: Oh SNAP!!!
Posted: October 31, 2011 in NaNoWriMo, Works In Progress, WritingTags: fiction, historical fiction, nano2011, writing
So NanoWriMo begins for me right after midnight EDT, and I have no clue how I’m going to start! I haven’t even dreamed up a title yet! I don’t even have a banner made. Doesn’t matter, it started this way last year too. I’d no clue what I was going to do and I was [...]
