Red Letters is set in a bar in the USA, so of course the short world related story for the Fourth of July would include fireworks of all kinds. And our favorite characters who shouldn't play with fire in the first place. And though it might not be a loud backyard barbecue type story, it's … Continue reading Celebrating Fiction Friday
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Thoughtful Thursday Celebrations
If you've followed here long, you know my birthday is in July, so it's often felt like a month of celebrations. This year, I turn 40, just got signed for a full time job to start in August, am getting a new skill, and its feeling joyous and chaotic all in one. So I wanted … Continue reading Thoughtful Thursday Celebrations
Thoughtful Thursday Impressions
May we will talk about memories, and to ease into it, why not talk about what makes a character memorable. Is it something shocking they do? A rare tenderness? A wit or charm that sticks with you after the pages end? Why them? Why does that book sit with you more than others? That's the … Continue reading Thoughtful Thursday Impressions
Controlling Fiction Friday’s Cover
In a rare double post of flash fictions, here is the other side of that first piece, showing us Tweety not only controlling the story, but herself also. Tweety, 2011 “What is with this touristy uptick?” I turned to Sly as we worked together in double time to bust out drinks. He didn’t answer me, … Continue reading Controlling Fiction Friday’s Cover
Fiction Friday Publicly Red Letters
A flash fiction about our Red Letters rock band. A little glimpse at what the public side of our one character's life is like. Woods, and the band 2011 “No way that’s a piece about him,” Brandon the lead singer tried to tease the lady interviewer his way. “Our band are international celebrities, of course … Continue reading Fiction Friday Publicly Red Letters
Character Costs On Thoughtful Thursday
June is our month to talk about visibility on a bigger scale. I do that with the characters in Red Letters rock band, who found success along the way, but it's not a clean walk away.Something is left unresolved, and that? That makes an arc, but it also leads to today's questions. I doubled up … Continue reading Character Costs On Thoughtful Thursday
Friday Fiction Foolishness
Spring fever isn't just a need to get out and enjoy the sun. Sometimes it's as simple as having an outlet, like a friend's birthday that allows for tom foolery of all kinds. Today's visit to the chaos den known as Soulful Nightclub is Nira's birthday.... Nira’s Birthday Thudding and banging announced that Bebe was … Continue reading Friday Fiction Foolishness
Thoughtful Thursday, Inevitably
This whole month dealt with our more unpredictable characters. So, let's think about their reckless feeling ways, and the choices that sound completely chaotic but actually have control in them. The outcomes are inevitable, the path there is the ride. A very basic writing example is that your character stops to change a tire. This … Continue reading Thoughtful Thursday, Inevitably
Misfits, Mayhem, and Fiction Friday
A short and simple interlude today, as we see our chaos types who are also protectors find new ways to be all that and more. Mayhem to them? Any day that ends in a "Y" of course. Soulful, just about any time these three get together. “Did you see the way Tweets threatened me tonight?” … Continue reading Misfits, Mayhem, and Fiction Friday
The Misfit Arc of Thoughtful Thursday
I have a discussion topic for us this week. Yes, we are talking misfits and mayhem, but why is that so memorable? Is it because the misfit has a different past, that makes them have a journey we could take alongside them? Or is it because the misfit refuses to conform to fit in, and … Continue reading The Misfit Arc of Thoughtful Thursday
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