One of the things I always try to do in my stories is have a believable villain. I honestly think that it’s the villains we love to hate that make some of the most successful stories. As an example, consider Harry Potter’s Professor Umbridge. Pretty much every Harry Potter fan can agree that Umbridge was […]
This week the prompt is going to center around a phrase I’ve come across a lot in the past few days: In vino veritas. The truth can be a terrifying thing, but it’s also said the truth can be liberating. With this prompt, the goal is to get to know your character a bit more. […]
Once again it appears that I owe y’all two new prompts! I went on vacation to the coast and in the craziness of packing, it completely slipped my mind to update. I had the first prompt all set up for last week, but no matter, now y’all have a choice: Tell the story behind how […]
One of my favorite things to do each year is attend the Texas Renaissance Festival sometime during October/November. It’s an incredibly elaborate village with so much to enjoy including delicious foods (turkey legs and fried alligator!), music, crafts, and shows. Last year, Husband and I were walking through one of the garden areas when we […]
For those of you who are interested, Camp NaNoWriMo has officially started for the month of July! One of the great things about Camp is that you can pick your own word count goal; you don’t have to reach 50k if you don’t want to, or you can go completely above & beyond by setting […]
Yesterday, my husband graduated from his technical school (as valedictorian!) and today SCOTUS ruled that #LoveWins. Now is definitely the time for celebrations, but once the cake is all gone and the balloons have lost their air, there is still a lingering question: where do we go from here? Each accomplishment marks the end of […]