brandie tarvin

Can you turn ordinary into extraordinary? Today’s prompt is both the easiest and the hardest prompt I’ve ever posted, depending on how well imagery inspires the writer in you. This...

Ever run into this error when building an SSIS package? I did, just last week. Here’s the full text of the error: SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" starting. Error: 0xC002F210 at Cancel...

Have you ever been working on a story and ended up someplace you didn’t want to go? I’ve heard lots of “didn’t expect that” stories from other authors, and even...

He is frustrated and angry. He tries to make a point, but the words are held hostage by his inability to articulate exactly why his point is important. His mind...

Tragedy, one of the oldest forms of drama, is also one of the hardest form to write. Tragedy hits us the hardest, both in the writing and the reading, because...

It’s been a year of firsts for me. My first line editing gig. My first editor-in-chief experience. My first acceptance of another author’s story, and my first rejection too. My...

This post is inspired by a bunch of news stories I recently read, and some random thoughts. It’s another random word writing prompt. Have fun with this. Da Prompt: Pocket...

Every day, news happens. Sometimes it’s sad news, sometimes it’s feel-good happy news. There are different variations on a theme and, as in the case of the 2012 U.S. elections,...

As NaNoWriMo gets going full speed, we’re going to take a different tact on writing prompts. Today, we’re going to go into non-fiction territory and create blurbs. Blurbs are 1-3...

It turns out the Obama campaign wasn’t the only group to put together a data mining project for the presidential campaign. The Romney campaign has a project they titled Project...