Writing scenes ahead of time…Seeing the future!

Another interesting article I thought worth a share. Have you ever worked on a story, then all of a sudden you have an idea for something that will happen several chapters ahead? As I’ve said before, I always know the ending of my stories. Although sometimes it changes slightly, but it stays in the same …

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What Is “Bad” Writing?

I saw this article and it resonated well with me...... Today on Twitter, someone called out an author for his “bad writing” and, as an author of many years with five published novels, I began to wonder what that term meant.  Was the story not logical or appealing or was it more a grammatical problem?  …

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Squirrels in the church.

A light hearted look at a squirrel problem. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about their squirrel infestation. After much prayer and consideration, they concluded that the squirrels were predestined to be there, and they should not interfere with God’s divine will. At the Baptist …

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Gwawdodyn: Belief

Post borrowed from The Twisting Tail. Murdochmouse.wordpress.com Desperation aids faith through beliefMystical hope can welcome reliefBut suffering sin, is an act withinNothing but time helps release the grief Quatrain form with an ab rhyme scheme.The gwawdodyn is a Welsh poetic form with a of couple variations. However, both versions are comprised of quatrains (4-line stanzas) …

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SO MANY VOICES

(C) calvarydayton “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!” Matthew 27:22 Following Jesus requires listening for his voice. The problem is that we let too many other voices drown out Jesus’ voice. First is the voice of compromise. It says, “Everything is negotiable.” …

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