I haven't sat down to write anything creative in nearly a month. I haven't worked on Sirens (Frigid Nights), I haven't written a creative sentence, and I haven't written a blog in a long time. I apologize to those who were holding their breath waiting for the next post, but I needed it. I needed to … Continue reading The Art of Not Writing
My vacation is almost here and you know what that means... Time to write! I will actually have time to work on some stories and create something that y'all will enjoy reading instead of stupid update blogs that I know you grow sick of reading them as quickly as I grow sick of writing them. … Continue reading Short Story Series
The goal of this prompt was to write a parents view of a son/daughter-in-law in both a negative and positive light without giving explicit remarks about the person but unveiling those feelings through objects in or about a house. Hope you enjoy! Negative view. Katherine shuffled her feet as she took her nightly stroll around … Continue reading The Dreadful Gray Shutters
I've finally finished The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly, who now holds the top spot on my list of favorite crime fiction writers. This being Connelly's third published book, it already showed great maturity and better flow compared to his first novel, The Black Echo. The Concrete Blonde took me by surprise. I thought I had the … Continue reading The Concrete Blonde: Twists and Turns
One of the biggest questions in the writing community is do you plan out each aspect of your stories or do you like "fly by the seat of your pants" writing where you make up the story as you go. Some writers are adamant about one manner of writing while others are dead set on … Continue reading Planned versus Pants Writing
Drew Schroeder 