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“TREAT” Reads Blog Hop!- Day 9 #RRBC #RRBCTreatReads
via “TREAT” Reads Blog Hop!- Day 9 #RRBC #RRBCTreatReads
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Poverty and How This Writer Handles It – Guest Post by Traci Kenworth…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Poverty can be detrimental for anyone. I live on a fixed income. I’m a single mother with two kids and my arrearages (past child support I’m owed) have been put on hold while my ex is out on leave from his job. To say we’re barely…
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When We Were Innocent
Originally posted on The PBS Blog: It took me a long time to realize Rick James Mary Jane song was about weed. For a long time, I thought Mary Jane was an actual woman he was in love with. Every time I heard the song I would smile, my heart melting at the sound of…
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Light and Shade: The Key To Writing Success
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes: I didn’t put out a blog on Sunday, because I was in Wicklow. Which is very pretty. Look. Somewhere in Wicklow No, I mean look, really. Isn’t this feckin’ gorgeous? This is also somewhere in Wicklow While whizzing through what’s known as The Garden of Ireland, I had some thoughts. Wicklow…
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Time as a Literary Device: Flashbacks vs. Non-Linear Structure – by Kristen Lamb…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Time is one of many tools we authors can use when crafting a story. This said, bending time takes training and skill because it’s one of the toughest techniques to pull off well. Even those who bend time masterfully will have their fair share of critics…
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Top Ten Things Not to Do Working on the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869
Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: More of the historical backdrop for this set of Top Ten Things Not to Do. The Top Ten Things Not to Do Working on the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 10. If you are working on the first transcontinental railroad, do not forget to double-check your measurements. If you do,…