Genre: Historical FictionSetting: snowObject: Brass Locket 52 weeks, 52 stories Icy winter wind cuts deep into my flabby skin, the bone beneath creaking against the flesh prison. Our journey to Woodstock saw my cheeks double in size so even my ladies maids cannot look me whole in the face, while I dare not gaze into…
Genre: Western Setting: Rock City Object: a journal Billy finds purchase on the cadaver-grey rock overhang, hoisting himself closer to the man who killed his father. He’s long since left behind the tracks of the new-fangled incline rail, boasted about by signs in Chattanooga dreaming of progress. From the mountain, smoke chokes the skies from…
During my initial attempts to set up a writing process there was often nothing more daunting than beginning each day with the blank page. The fear feasted on an internal monologue of doubt which manifest itself in the belief that I had to write PERFECTLY. Every word, every sentence needed to be a masterpiece. This…
Note: my wife and I started a tradition years ago to make one Christmas present and then give a book. This is all we get for each other for Christmas. Partially this is because my wife’s birthday is in December and I’d rather get her a great birthday present. Anyway, this year my wife really…
Exploring the writing process and free worksheet for setting up your own creative process.