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...
In honor of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), it’s time to up the word count. Perhaps this prompt will assist you with getting your current WIP (work in progress) completed....
Some of the strongest writing comes from an author’s most vulnerable places. As horror comes from our deepest fears, tragedy comes from our deepest sorrows. The things that hurt us,...
So last week I came down with a nasty cold and didn’t have the energy to brag, but now I’m back and really excited. Sacrificial Limb, my first solo-written Shadowrun...
Da Prompt: I’m in the mood for silly, but you can make this as serious / non-comic as you want. Reality television has come a long way. Now even mythological...
Da Prompt: This one is deliberately designed to be difficult. I look forward to hearing whether or not you managed to complete it. Write a scene of every day life...
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.
