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 …
Active crows
I've always felt drawn to crows, but lately I've been feeling more and more interested in them. Something about their eyes and their behavior radiates mystery and intelligence to me. I think my next novel will involve crows in some way... But, it also will involve active characters. In editing my novel and my novella, …
Picture book?
My novella has some pictures in it, and strange things done with the formatting. I wonder how that will go over or who will like and dislike it... I need to take one more picture to stick in there, and finish editing of course, then I will get to hear from some readers whether all …
Finally editing
Enough with short stories! I'm finally getting some momentum on editing my longer works and moving toward them being ready to submit somewhere. My optimistic goal is to have both my novel and novella ready to send places before winter is over. Very optimistic, I know...
Jonas David 