Insecure Writers Group Okay, first I am pretty insecure about trying to post to this group. This summer I’ve decided I’m going to get serious about writing and maybe even (gasp) being published. Personally, I cringe when people ask what I’m doing this summer – now that I’m about to graduate from this rather challenging, […]
Epitaph, Genre: Surreal Fantasy, 100 words Tamsin hands the putty knife to Epona, her daughter. “It is time,” Tamsin says. “Why?” “Those candles had to give their lives so we could see. Now they need us to melt them down and remake them, with fresh string and new forms. They will speak to us in […]
Today is Beltane, May Day, the day to celebrate the oncoming warmth of summer. And what a beautiful day it is. All the world seems to be caught up in the push and pull of romance, of come here – and go away – and come here again. Every day is gorgeous and threaded […]
This week a fellow writer posed a question to an online forum. He wanted to know what to do when you start to hate – or at least dislike – your current project. The majority of responders advised him to put it aside for later, which I thought is really good advice if possible. Sometimes […]
I really want to be able to say I just don’t feel inspired. I don’t have anything to write about. But the opposite is true. There are so many ideas running around in my head. Laughing. Throwing things. Looking for attention. The trick is to try and catch just one or two of them and […]
Anne Higa 