From the Archives – Introduction to Plot Bunnies
Plot bunnies come in various shapes forms and names – though generally in the animal family: hamsters, monkeys, etc. But given context, most writers know what these are. I call them plot bunnies since, for me, they’re much like living, breathing versions of dust bunnies under furniture or lurking in the corner. They come in [...]
Writer – and Plot Bunny – Enabling
So, as my coffee is kicking in, and I’ve already mentioned on Twitter and Facebook about the territorialness of writers (and people in general), I was starting to think about next week’s StrangeWord post as well as what I was going to do my 250 words on (which I need to be doing now since [...]
Deadlines
Gotta love ‘em. Really. They’re motivating and panic inspiring. Right now, I’m in “panic” mode. I have a month to get a ~1500 word short story sent to a market. I have no idea what that story is going to be. Now, when I get on a roll, ~1500 words isn’t a problem, it’s the [...]
Bob the Squirrel
Bob the Squirrel is a wondrous comic strip. I must remember that I have a tab that allows me to read comics on a daily basis… because of strips like this one…
