Mama Bear: Part 2

Inside she was grizzled with the knowledge of what she'd done. The feel of the short knife left a burning impression in her hand. She felt bad in the sense that she had taken a life, though no part of her felt that Chester's life could be considered human.

Mama Bear: Part 1

Since I am currently adapting Mama Bear into a screenplay, I thought I'd repost the story. Enjoy! She stood in the kitchen chewing her bottom lip. Her gloves were already on. She needed 3 more things. First, the knife and measuring cup: Her heart was pounding as she reached deep into the back of the …

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How To Choose Between Traditional and Self-Publishing

What kind of writer am I? The point of a writer asking themselves that question is really to help initiate the goal process. As we all know, goal-setting is important in writing. Nothing ever gets written if I don't force myself to make the time to sit down and write. When it came to writing …

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How To Handle Rejection

Writing is hard enough without all the rejection. Here are a few sources and tips on how-to handle...

How To: Build Your Pitch (or Logline)

Writing your pitch is harder than writing the book but it doesn't have to be. With this basic...

What type of Writer Am I?

It's an important question to ask yourself because the answer can help aspiring authors determine what kind of publishing to seek out. As none of you know (because I've never blogged about it), I am currently MIA from all socials and blogging because I'm in school. I'm almost done with my BA in English and …

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Part 2: Reading and Writing

Welcome to week 2 of my HOW-TO blog series for writers! Today, we're talking about How-To be a better Writer: My last post covered the workspace. This weeks issue is a quick and easy post on one of the most basic and most overlooked necessities for any writer, no matter the genre. All Writers Must Be …

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Part 1: How-To Write The Story

Welcome to the first post in my new How-To blog series! I'm diving right in ... but be sure to read all the way down for some amazing resources on other sites that might have what you're looking for. Before you start writing, you have to have an idea, right? So let's start with how …

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In Case You Like Baking …

I've never published a recipe before but, all things considered, I thought it might be a good time to share a little something from my home to yours. I don't know about you, but I get the baking bug in cold weather, and since there's not much else to do right now in lock-down #2, …

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Mama Bear: Part 8

Claire stood in her kitchen, staring out the window over the sink, yawning. She hadn't slept much. David kept her up with his constant phone calls the night before. She couldn't hear his conversation, just the muffled sound of his voice until almost 3 in the morning. The clock on the microwave said it was …

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