Author Jay Lake is having a nasty time getting over cancer. All treatments have come up bust and he’s running out of options. A fundraiser has been started on his...
I am a fan of many shows. Two currently on my radar are Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, a delightful cartoon about a blended family where the older sister is always...
This is a little bit of cat-waxing, because I have a deadline 5 days from now. But I’ve been so overwhelmed with DBA and editing stuff that I needed the...
In tandem with my earlier post about POV, today’s writing prompt exercise will use First Person POV, senses, and three random words. Senses are an important part of any story....
Point of View (a.k.a. POV) is frequently ignored as an essential story telling technique. There is (among many) the thought that POV just “is” and therefore needs no explanation. For...
I became a fanfic writer when I got into high school. I found a show that I absolutely loved and started writing stories about it. Originally the stories were meant...
Since I like alliteration, I’m going to title my Sunday blogs “Shadowrun Sundays” even though I don’t intend to speak just about Shadowrun. I intend to blog at least once...
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...
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...
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...
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.
