I really wish Jon Snow would have stayed dead. All the rumors and articles and talk of him coming back made it into an expected, taken for granted event. There was no tension, no curiosity. And it undercut the power of his death, which was a nice mirror of his father's death. His coming back …
Old me
Or, younger me of earlier this year. Why did you write some of this stuff? Why have you left me to deal with it?
Creation
Writing a story is like having sex... exciting, fun, heart-pounding, sometimes messy and awkward, but always enjoyable when there is passion involved. Then, editing is like raising the child...
Word trap
Still listening to Dorian Gray, but I've noticed a certain repetition of wording that happens so often it stands out. No one in this book ever sits down, they all invariably fling or throw themselves into their chairs and sofas--sometimes multiple characters in a scene. I find myself repeating words like that, too. When I …
Red magic?
Wednesday #writingprompt: Red magic #writing #NaNoWriMo — Lucent Dreaming (@lucentdreaming) November 15, 2017 I'm using Lucent Dreaming's writing prompt, because I ran out of ideas today! What is Red Magic? Red is associated with love, and anger... both closely related. Passionate feelings are given the color red. I wonder why that is? It could …

