Writing

Cory Doctorow (I think he has a new book out now) has a nice little reminder here that YA is a great place to write, and read. I know I’m quite fond of some of the recent YA books (King Dork and an Abundance of Katherine’s come to mind)

Living in a space that no one […]

Articles

A good bit of thought from Neil Gaiman on ideas and plagiarism.

“I was surprised to discover from yesterday’s [Daily] MIRROR that I’m meant to have accused J.K. Rowling of ripping off BOOKS OF MAGIC for HARRY POTTER.
Simply isn’t true — and now it’s on the public record it’ll follow me around forever.
Back in November I […]

Challenges

Here’s the latest meme from Ze Frank:

I use short phrases to combat stagnation and anxiety. The problem is that inspirational phrases too often have short shelf lives. “Celebrate Life” seemed to have an impact on me one night while I lay in bed thinking about how my life is like a washing machine drum, spinning […]

Poetry

The Picture Perfect Writing portion of Wordtrip is used to inspire writing through the “VISUAL” of life. Look at the picture below and write whatever comes to mine… short story, Fast Fiction or novel… even a poem may be inspired from this picture.
For more information… click HERE
Here’s your next picture challenge to inspire us to […]

Reading

I read this blog for non-writing reasons, but this quote was just to perfect to not share.

I find the best writing almost impossible to read. Partly because I want to savor it; I want to deny it ends. Or, sometimes, it’s so provocative it forces me to reconsider everything before I can continue. But, mostly, […]