The lights flickered violently and then with a small pop, winked out. Asima was left in the dark, broken only by sporadic flashes of lightning. She could not see the mural she was painting in the nursery. She did not want to move and risk spilling the paint still arranged around her. The lights would … Continue reading The Unwatched Door
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Life went on
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I have a group of fellow writers I met on an immersion years ago who meet once a week via Skype. We talk about writing and process and are all in different genres, different locations, and all wired very differently. One of my friends just published her first book. Her … Continue reading Life went on
Focus Fox: Clock
Focus Fox says: Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. Keep writing. Do 50 words right now. Inspired by Sam Levenson quote
Blog Hiatus
I have a crazy project that I want to focus on, therefore I'm going to stop posting the Monday blog posts until January, 2019. Focus Fox will continue every Wednesday. 🙂 See you the beginning of 2019!
Reviewing Writing Classes
On a previous post, I mentioned having taken many classes. One of the comments asked some specific questions about the classes I've taken. It got me thinking that maybe it would be worth posting. I compiled a list of classes and will start the process of adding teacher, where I took the class, the summary … Continue reading Reviewing Writing Classes
Focus Fox: Sitting in the Shade
Focus Fox says: Just as someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago, someone will read your book tomorrow because of the words you write today. Inspired by Warren Buffett
Focus Fox: Cheer Up
Focus Fox says: For some writers, the best way to cheer them up is to put their protagonist in an impossible situation so they can get them out again. A quote if Mark Twain had been a writer... Oh wait he was! 😉
Focus Fox: Book
Focus Fox says: If you want to write that book, don't sit home thinking about writing. Get to that desk and get busy writing. Inspired by Dale Carnegie
Focus Fox: Love
Focus Fox says: Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before. It also can remove pants and dresses in record time. Inspired by Mignon McLaughlin
Focus Fox: To Err
Focus Fox says: To err is human, but to really foul things up you need great plot device. Inspired by Paul R. Ehrlich