Here's a reminder that Rome wasn't built in a day. Your novel won't be written in one either. However, if you put it together piece by piece adding more words to build up that pile of rubble in your head it will soon turn into a village and then into a functional city. No one … Continue reading Reminder…
I've finally started a new short story. After taking a month-long hiatus, I sat down and began a story that I've wanted to start for a while now and have been doing nothing but thinking about. It has a long way to go but the first two pages are there. In one sitting, I wrote … Continue reading Long Overdue
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
I recently posted a story called "The Scent of Raspberries." This story was originally about 1000 words and I wrote it for a class. The initial prompt was a complete short story with beginning, middle, and end in only 600 words. Well, as you could've guessed, I had to cut a lot from the original … Continue reading Cutting it short
I've been away from my blog, away from daily writing, and it was a much needed break away. I didn't realize how much I needed it until I saw how many days it had been since I last wrote anything meaningful. I had a bunch of days off work where I planned to write and … Continue reading Some time away
Drew Schroeder 