A Drift of Quills: Something Villainous
Let’s talk about something villainous. Sounds fun, right? Who are your top five antagonists? “A Drift of Quills” takes a walk on the dark side…!
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A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #5 (A Thief Worth His Salt)
A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #5— It’s flash fiction! Three different stories inspired by one picture. This round, we’re inspired by a cityscape and a little side trip to our previous works.
A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #3 (Destroyer of the World)
It’s time for A Drift of Quills and another round of Fiction Shots! Do we call them “short” or “fun-sized”? They’re the perfect solution when you want a quick read. Take five and settle in for adventure!
Of Ocean Breezes and Green Gomboo…
Original plans called for me going through vacation pictures and making witty captions to post about my recent vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. However…
A Visit from the Landscape Elves
Landscape Elves are awesome. They’ve been hard at work this year, adding a lovely new flowerbed and increasing curb appeal by a million percent!
Writer’s Block: Zap It!
Writer’s block… Cue the soundtrack for ruination and doom! But wait! Is it all in my head?
TBR (To Be Read) Challenge!
I don’t know about you, but I have about a meeellion books on my TBR (To Be Read) shelf. How can I not? New and interesting books are constantly being released. If that’s not enough, I belong to several book groups, and the people there are always talking about… books. (I know, weird, right?) “Recently finished Schafer’s most excellent Shattered Sigil’s trilogy, it’s a great character-driven fantasy tale, with wondrous landscapes…” “About 50% through Morning Star (by Pierce Brown) and it’s been totally rocking my world!” “I am reading The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson. […]
Naming Names
Good news! The first draft of the first book of my new fantasy series is done! I finished a few days ago; you may have heard me whooping with glee. Nicholas Sparks says that “Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing.” It is pretty marvelous. But then we have Ernest Hemingway proclaiming, “The first draft of anything is $#@%,” and I have to laugh, because in this case that’s true, too. My manuscript is peppered with comments and notations I must edit. Some of them are easy fixes (NameThisGuy), and some of […]
4 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make on Twitter
Social media platforms have become a marketplace for authors promoting their works — and it’s a great option if you do it the right way. Of course there are a lot of opinions about what is “right,” but there are a few things an author (or entrepreneur) can do that actually work against them.
The Author’s Secret Sauce
It’s the first Friday of October. Already! You know what “first Fridays” mean, right? It’s the coming together of A Drift of Quills to chat about different aspects of reading and writing. It’s the latter we’re focusing on this time, with two questions we often get: Where do we get our story ideas? How do we keep track of them when they come to us? And joining us today we have author Joshua Grasso. Please give him a warm welcome! JOSHUA GRASSO Author of The Count of the Living Death and The Astrologer’s Portrait Joshua’s blog My ideas always come from the same source: […]