Friday Writing Prompt
~ By Jeff Salter Happy Friday. 🙂 Today, to kick off the weekend, we’ve got a writing prompt. Thank you to Jeff Salter for coming up with it! Don’t be shy. Dive in and give this a shot. It’ll get you warmed up for a weekend of writing, and prompts are a great exercise in learning about your […]
Friday Writing Prompt
~ By Jeff Salter Hello Fellow Writers, We’ve got a long weekend ahead of us! Let’s warm up those writing muscles with a prompt. Don’t be shy. Give this a shot and leave your result in the comments. And, of course, writing prompts are also great for getting to know and develop your voice. One […]
Writing Sprints: I’m a Believer
~ By Jeff Salter I used to look askance at the sprints – large and small – which I saw people chatting about. My initial reaction was: Writing is a solitary endeavor, so just do it by yourself and keep it to yourself. But after I accepted an invitation from a colleague for a small […]
Wednesday Writing Prompt
~ By Jeff Salter Attention writers! It’s a new year, and what better way to flex those writing muscles than with a writing prompt. Good luck, 🙂 Melina TV News Before Coffee You’re a 27-year-old female who, six months ago, moved to a new city for a job you really like. You haven’t even had […]
Wednesday Writing Prompt
~ By Jeff Salter Hi Everybody. It’s Melina here. Today we’re lucky to have another fun writing prompt. And for those of you who are looking to exercise your NaNoWriMo muscles, this is perfect! It doesn’t have ninjas, but it does have zombies. So get writing! If you try this, leave a comment and let […]
Friday Writing Prompt
Hi All! It’s Melina here. Happy Friday. 🙂 Today, to kick off the weekend, we’ve got a writing prompt. Thank you to Jeff Salter for coming up with it! “It’s 7:30 in the evening and the laundromat is crowded. The man looks exhausted: he has three loads and only one machine is open, so you […]
Don’t short-change your characters …
They may be deeper than you realize ~ By Jeff Salter I’m sharing one of my real-life experiences: something I observed at our Veterinary Clinic about 14 months ago. I learned something important about others and about myself — and I realized how it can (or should) tie-in to our writing. —— A heavy-set man […]
What a Character!
~ By Jeff Salter Let’s talk characters. As writers, sometimes we’ll see a person or hear a conversation which triggers an entire scene in our manuscript. Join me in this Grocery experience and see if you can determine which character(s) – and corresponding actions/dialog – are actual … and which part of my account is […]
Just the Facts, Ma’am
~ By Jeff Salter Fact-checking. In my five completed novel manuscripts, I’ve often marked places with bracketed question marks which indicate: “Jeff, research this.” I usually don’t stop the flow of my writing at that point, but I DO come back later. Why? A real-life example of the importance of fact-checking: When I needed to […]
