Coming up with a writing prompt for Writing Prompt Wednesdays can sometimes be as difficult as writing a story. Some days I know exactly what prompts inspire me. Other times...
Welcome back to Writing Prompt Wendesdays where, as I recover from the Brain Drain that is GenCon, I try to come up with an appropriate writing prompt for everyone. During...
On today’s Writing Prompt Wednesdays post, we go over elevator pitches. Imagine if you are on an elevator with Michael Bay (or Hollywood director of choice). As he got on...
In today’s Writing Prompt Wednesdays post, we address the story hook. Hooks cannot be talked about enough. They are a vital component to all stories, long and short. Many authors,...
Writing Prompt Wednesdays is back with a little, but hopefully helpful, prompt. Knowing details about one’s characters are essential to writing a good story, but what good does knowing a...
Today’s Writing Prompt Wednesdays is going to take a page from my actor’s handbook. The most valuable acting lesson I ever learned was that a character does not just magically...
Welcome back to Writing Prompt Wednesdays! Sometimes the best way to learn things about your characters is to write about them in different situations and see how they react. We...
While writing today’s Writing Prompt Wednesdays post, I was watching Sherlock Holmes. Now that this property is in public domain, everyone wants to write stories for Sherlock, or a Sherlock-like...
Today we’re taking a page from reality for Writing Prompt Wednesdays. Whether the tax man is Cuthulu’s right hand monster, the United Nations are paying annual taxes to an alien...
Today’s Writing Prompt Wednesday takes an old trope and gives it a new twist. Many of us have heard the whole “Are we there yet?” routine. Not only is it...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
