A fun play off Bing Crosby’s “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” I’m dreaming of a warm vacationJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the sun shines and all is fineAnd I don’t have to worry about snow I’m dreaming of a warm vacationWith every shiver up my spineMay the days get hotter andContinue reading “I’m Dreaming of a Warm Vacation”
Category Archives: Miitomo
Personal Writer’s Block
How many times have you find yourself staring at your computer screen or journal and you just can’t figure out what to put on the page? Maybe you have a deadline, but you’ve lost motivation. You find yourself scrolling through the internet instead of getting done the things you need to get done. That’s whereContinue reading “Personal Writer’s Block”
Breaking the News to Your Characters
So, how many of you writers out there like to view your characters as alive in their own right? You know they’re not real, but you still do exercises like having conversations with them to figure out what they like, how they grew up, or you even straight up ask them what they’re going toContinue reading “Breaking the News to Your Characters”
Cheetah’s Adventure pt. 2
“Alright, Cheetah. Where are we going?” The two of us are standing in the middle of my hallway. We lost Candra a long time ago, but Cheetah’s being quite paranoid. He’s led us this way, that way, and the other place just to make sure Candra didn’t tag along where Cheetah wanted to go. CheetahContinue reading “Cheetah’s Adventure pt. 2”
Cheetah’s Adventure pt. 1
“Hey! Nikki! I got an idea!!!” Fright nearly makes me lose my skin when Cheetah comes running up so fast. The gust built by his speed scatters the papers on my desk. I take a deep breath. I just organized these. Those papers were for the 401k, that paper pertained to my story, and IContinue reading “Cheetah’s Adventure pt. 1”
Character Interviews
Part of being a writer is crafting characters. It’s one of my favorite parts of story building. As a fiction fantasy writer, you can get away with most anything as long you can find a way to make it make sense. You could build a character who’s knowledgeable beyond their years. Or a character whoContinue reading “Character Interviews”
Fun With Imagination
Taps and puffs come through the microphone as a feline nose sniffs against it. Cheetah, an anthropomorphic feline, blinks curiously at it before testing the sound again with his paw. “It’s on.” He grins and his pointed teeth flash in the faint studio light. Cheetah slides himself up on the stool and glances over hisContinue reading “Fun With Imagination”
What’s Your One App?
Do you have a favorite app? All the technology that people can access today, sometimes it’s hard to pick an absolute favorite app. Maybe, for you, it’s a game? Or for writers, it’s a memo pad or even Google Docs to give us quick access to our stories. Maybe you’re a banker and you keepContinue reading “What’s Your One App?”