Inspiration Monday: story ark
It has been a very long day. Is it Friday yet?
Well, read some cool stuff. For a few minutes it may feel like Friday came early!
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The Rules
A peek inside the publishing world
Sorry for the late post – my eyes were so tired last night, I didn’t want to open them, let alone stare at a screen. Actually, I’m typing this with them shut right now. I know, I know, I need new glasses.
Inspiration Monday: fresh smoke
I thought of something really clever and funny to say last night but now I can’t remember it. But if I did remember it, I’d probably realize it wasn’t that clever. Such is life!
Lots of good stuff to read this week! Be sure to join us next week, too.
4 ways to betray your readers (and I’m not moving to Germany)
Side note: I hope Monday’s joke didn’t cause any serious distress. I didn’t mean for it to. Please have a chuckle over what happened last time April 1 fell on a posting day.
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Inspiration Monday: the final threshold
If you’ve been following my Twitter feed, you know that this is, sadly, the very last Inspiration Monday. I’m moving to Bielefeld, Germany to pursue my Ph.D. in Conspiratorial Narrative. They told me I can’t have Internet there. Does that seem fishy to you?
March Wallpaper: Life is Terminal
Today’s quote comes from Jerry Slauter, inspired by last week’s conversation about paranoia and writing. The typewriter photo comes from Heavenly Cabins where apparently you can luxuriate in the Smoky Mountains. Why are they taking pictures of typewriters? Who wouldn’t? I’m just grateful they filed it under creative commons.
Inspiration Monday: aerodrome
10 slight differences between paranoia and writing
You frequently mutter to yourself. Slam fists on the keys. Wish you smoked cigarettes so you’d have something else to do with your hands.
You know you’re not quite “normal.”
But how crazy are you?
Inspiration Monday: myth kit
Today’s first prompt inspired by a Reebok ad that read “Start your own legend.” Don’t you just love that?
In other news, the new “check this box to prove you’re human” commenting system has reduced spam comments from 60+ per day down to around 5. Woah. So thank you all for your patience in checking the box!
Your plot is useless without this
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A hundred strangers cling to one another as their runaway train thunders toward a dead end.
Across town, the only woman you’ve ever loved is strapped to a time bomb.
Save her, keep your heart from breaking. But a thousand other hearts get broken instead.