I’m experimenting with a new idea called Writing Prompt Wednesday, where I will post a new Writing Prompt on every Wednesday. Pretty straight forward, probably didn’t need to explain that, but here we are. =) Please feel free to discuss these prompts in the comments section below! Or, if you are indeed prompted to write by one … Continue reading
Ok, so I posted an excerpt from my zombie novel a little while ago and I was just so gosh darn excited it ended up being 5 pages long! I just couldn’t handle making it any shorter! It was the first time any other eyes besides mine would see it, and I felt kind of … Continue reading
With Halloween, my most favorite time of the year, looming in the near future, I have decided to resurrect a short story I started nearly a year ago and get down to business with it and kick its ass into something awesome. A while back I had been looking for writing contests to enter so … Continue reading
I have a deep and profound love of horror. I have my whole life. As a kid (and still to this day quite frankly) my favorite part of Willy Wonka was when they take the boat into the tunnel and Gene Wilder is reciting that eerie poem with a look of insanity in his eye while … Continue reading
I’m working on a short story that I plan to send in to at least one Literary Magazine/Writing Contest. I’m not sure what the rules are on submitting one story to multiple contests, because what if it won two different contests? I know that is incredibly unlikely, but a lot of these contests want to claim … Continue reading
After reading through so many literary agencies’ submission guidelines, I have decided it is time to enter some writing contests. See, agents want to back someone with credentials. They want someone who already has something to show for their writing (i.e. an award, or publication in a lit mag or even previous novel publication) and/or … Continue reading
Continued from No Busses (part 1) The guys slowed as they came to the bus stop. The one in the middle, wearing a black hoodie and baggy jeans, lifted his arms and shhhed his companions. The other two quieted down. The guy on the right was wearing a white Cowboys jersey, number 81, and the one … Continue reading
Living, moving and eating well in Portland, Oregon
aka the ramblings of Candace
Striving to create a that life that's greater than the sum of its parts
Vanishing Texas Architectural Heritage
Do Good Things. Read Good Books.
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CREATIVE DELINEATION
A little about everything, a lot about nothing.
