In a very real way, one writes a story to find out what happens in it. Before it is written it sits in the mind like a piece of overheard gossip or a bit of intriguing tattle. The story process is like taking up such a piece of gossip, hunting down the people actually involved,…
Today I found an idea that really intrigued me, so I went looking for an “intrigued” dragon picture and came across this absolutely stunning painting by Chinese freelance concept artist Xiaodi Jin. I was only able to share a small part in the Featured Image, so be sure to click into the post to see the entire…
Today is the last Friday of the month, and that means it’s time for a Random Writing — something I’ve found in my archives of completed works that I’d like to share, that may or may not have anything to do with Finding Dragons. I’ve chosen an essay I’m particularly proud of from 2012 about a book I…
Today I want to share a great piece I read about why we read and write fantasy that really struck a chord with me. I admit, I’ve often felt my own story isn’t “fantastical” enough on this first pass through, because I’m also trying to portray real cultures (the hunter-gatherers, the river culture, the City-State, etc.), but…
So this is the day I’m supposed to tell you, “Oh, hey, I finished Chapter 4 right on time and I’m moving on to Chapter 5! Isn’t that great?” Well, sadly, that’s not what I’m reporting. However, I do have two exciting pieces of news to report instead which, I hope, can make up for…
It was a busy day today, so I’m only carving out some writing time now at 11pm, but I hope you’ll forgive me if the writing turns out as well as I hope it will! This isn’t exactly a prompt per say, but the idea hit me like a bolt of lightning after I read…
Today’s arwork is called “My Determined Dragon” by Carolyn LeGrand. Find more of her wonderful work at that link. I’m determined today. Here is today’s daily prompt from WordPress’s Daily Post… Key Takeaway Give your newer sisters and brothers-in-WordPress one piece of advice based on your experiences blogging. If you’re a new blogger, what’s one…
So today I am still going to focus mainly on finishing the first chapter. But I’ve been debating whether or not to share an excerpt with you lovely readers for a few days now, and I still haven’t come to a satisfying conclusion. In fact, wondering which part to share of this chapter has made me even…
So here we are, two days past my self-imposed deadline to finish the first chapter of the book, and it’s still not quite done. I knew once I graduated that not having real, hard, consequential deadlines might trip me up a little bit, but I thought I had a good plan. Giving myself a deadline…
Full original post by Anuj Agarwal, find it here: http://blog.feedspot.com/2016/01/08/top-100-writing-blogs/ I came across this list today through the #14 blog on this list, Writers Write, which I follow on Facebook. I’m reposting it — reblogging it, I guess, a new thing for me — here for anyone interested, and keeping it as a resource for myself…
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