I mean it this time, I’m publishing my official debut novel! And I’ve got a game plan to go with it. In 2012 I joined Wattpad and shared a few Urban novels here and there, stories and characters that I enjoyed for the moment but none that truly moved me to take the huge stepContinue reading “Time To Get Serious”
Tag Archives: Writing
#NaNoWriMo2020 & Other Thoughts.
So, it’s been a while… again. I still haven’t been myself and in the past ten months it’s been a lot harder to get back into my writing than I anticipated. There had once been a time when I turned to my writing as a way of coping through sad times in my life, andContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo2020 & Other Thoughts.”
Plans Cancelled.
Well, I thought that by now I’d be writing again, and overjoyed and filled with excitement for all of the wonderful things I had planned to share during my Short Story August challenge. That’s out the window. I don’t know, I just haven’t been able to get my ideas and thoughts out. If I’mContinue reading “Plans Cancelled.”
Scared As Hell.
At this point, the novel should be out and I should be letting it do whatever it will do, considering I’m self publishing. However; the thought that comes to mind each time I make up my mind to get back into re-writing and editing my debut is; what if it doesn’t do shit? What ifContinue reading “Scared As Hell.”
Does #YourPenWriteNice?
Hey! Beginning today, I am opening MyPenWritesNice.com up to guest writers. A poet? Enjoy creating worlds and birthing characters in short stories? Want to share your work with an additional audience? You can have your work showcased here on MPWN. You can contact me here, or via my social medias (1, 2). Works canContinue reading “Does #YourPenWriteNice?”
A Place In The Sun (Intro) by YoLana Crocket
Harlow Cove may as well have been a ghost town. The insufferable heat drove it’s weary residents in from their fields and duties, in search of relief that would never come. Hot air breezed through open windows, sweat dripped and stuck like salty sap on the arms of housewives and mothers trying their best toContinue reading “A Place In The Sun (Intro) by YoLana Crocket”
“Untitled : 6/13/2020” by Cortney Joseph
I think of you, dream of you, wonder where you are right now. I turn in circles, looking for you at every corner, wonder when will be the moment you walk in. I miss you, and I need you, hoping that I cross your mind as each day passes. I dream ofContinue reading ““Untitled : 6/13/2020” by Cortney Joseph”
Finding Faith (A Novella) – Part 1
PREVIOUSLY : Finding Faith (A Novella) – Intro _______ Part 1 : What Do The Lonely Do? _______ Weeks had passed since Faith locked herself away with nothing more than embittered feelings and a broken heart. Dark thoughts running rampant as she made a futile attempt to remove herself from a world thatContinue reading “Finding Faith (A Novella) – Part 1”
Finding Faith (A Novella) – Intro
Intro : No ‘Good’ In Goodbye _______ The cloud on which she rested comfortably dissipated without warning. Like the world crumbling at her feet, Faith Porter felt herself falling face first. Time stopped, freezing on a moment she’d never forget no matter how hard she tried. Her chest rose and fell, words onlyContinue reading “Finding Faith (A Novella) – Intro”
Testing Out “Plot Factory”, A mini-peek, & Update
So, in my new approach to picking back up on my writing and sticking with it for the long haul, I’ve taken on task that I usually don’t. One of those tasks is to actually plan out my story before I start and as I go along. Out of the nearly 100 stories/novels I’ve written,Continue reading “Testing Out “Plot Factory”, A mini-peek, & Update”