Standing on the edge of somewhere Looking out at the great unknown Wondering what’s out there This somewhere that I stand on Is the place my journey led to The path that guides me It’s hidden where it leads to This somewhere must be Where I am supposed to be Before the path starts aContinue reading “On the Edge of Somewhere”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
The Advice Went the Wrong Way
The Horizon
The tides are turningThe captain jumped shipThere’s fog on the horizonAnd the deck is quite slick A crewmate holds the railTrying to hold in their supperSomeone’s on the crow’s nestSomeone’s cleaning out the scupper The sails are setBut the compass just spinsNo one knows which direction to begin The tides lurch the shipQuaking creaks inContinue reading “The Horizon”
Writer’s Worst Outage
You’re in the thick of it. Writing on your laptop with the scenes dancing around in your head. While midnight creeps upon you, you write the perfect description of a ghost that can control plants. It lives in an eerie forest, mist swirling around. No sunlight shines…ever. The characters are in a distrustful village. They’reContinue reading “Writer’s Worst Outage”
Fine is…
There’s an automatic word that comes to mind when I think of this question. One that’s easy to slip on the lips. A lie that often doesn’t get taken back. If I gave up a word, it would be “fine.” Not in the sense of fine dining, but in the sense that “everything’s fine.” FineContinue reading “Fine is…”
Scream of Silence
Tight
Right now. At this moment, everything feels tight. Tight shoulders. Tight neck. Tight tongue. Tight back. Even beyond the physical. Expectations have gotten tighter. There’s less room for error like you’re always caught in crosshairs. Then, you have the little stuff piling onto your plate as well: endless chores, errands, something you’ve dealt with beforeContinue reading “Tight”
Trapped
The Love of the Craft
What I enjoy about writing isn’t actually the writing itself. My favorite part of being an author, a creative, a writer–however you want to describe it–is the story crafting itself. I love getting to know the characters. What’s their favorite color? What are their dreams? Why do they strive so hard? And how have theyContinue reading “The Love of the Craft”
Two Weeks From Now
It’s wild to me to think that two weeks from now I’ll be at the Realm Makers Writing Conference and Expo. Just two weeks. I should feel excited, but nerves are getting in the way. In exactly two weeks from today, I’ll be pitching my novel again to editors and publishers. I’m still in theContinue reading “Two Weeks From Now”
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