L.S. Engler

Writing

  • Row80 Check-In: February 29th!

    “Then something moved, causing the laughter to halt and seize his throat tightly. He stiffened, reaching for the dagger on his belt, and he slowly turned. There was a figure with him in the alley, tall and slim, and Locke was prepared to shove the dagger into its gut when a voice rang out. ‘Locke,…

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  • Seven Billion and Counting…

    Lately, I’ve been wanting to save money here and there and also to start being more active, so the idea to walk to the grocery store when I needed to pick up coffee beans struck me. Save on gas, be a little active, and I do mean walking to the one further away, where there’s…

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  • Writer Quotes: Roth.

    “Eight hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, that’s the only way I know how to do it.”-Philip Roth. We’ve all heard the advice often given to fledgling, wanna-be writers that the only way to go about turning writing into your career is to treat it like a career, an idea…

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  • RoW80 Check-in: February 26th!

    “‘Check the gardens,’ she said, leaning over to retrieve the coins, with an arch of her back that could only be intentional. ‘If I’m not there, maybe you could save me from the kitchens.’ Fascinated by how her small breasts hung when she bent forward, Gilferen was already imagining how they’d fit in his cupped…

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  • Flash Fiction Friday: February 24th!

    Hello, dear readers! Let me tell you, I am half-tempted to just take a picture of the scene outside my window right now and use that as a fiction prompt because it is just beautiful! We got a few inches of heavy white snow overnight, and one of my favorite parts of having moving up…

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  • Can I Write Teen Fiction?

    The question in the title might be a silly question. Of course I can write teen fiction; there’s no great and powerful force in the universe preventing me from writing teen fiction (OR IS THERE? Now that’s an idea for a story…), and I’m a firm believer in writing whatever the hell you want to…

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  • RoW80 Check-In: February 22nd.

    “Dropping down into the cool shadows between the wall of the third tier and a building on the second, Locke could finally breathe. He even let himself smile, which slowly worked its way into a chuckle, and the next thing he knew, the adrenaline of the escape had rendered him laughing like a lunatic. He…

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  • RoW80 Check-In: February 19th.

    “Locke swept into a bow, made an elaborate show out of backing up into another confused and affronted stranger, and turned on his heel to scamper away.” Sunday morning is upon us again, the sun streaking through my kitchen window in a way that makes me second guess what I have my laptop set up…

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  • What’s your Genre?

    Genre is something I don’t talk of much on this blog, but I know I’ve always had something to say about it on posts from other people. Most of the time, what I have to say is how I’m a big supporter of exploring different genres and how much I dislike the idea that an…

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  • Flash Fiction Friday: February 17th.

    So, my plans to get up very early this morning and start in on my much more dedicated writerly pursuits mentioned yesterday failed utterly when I slept in much too late, but I’m a big believer in the idea that if I sleep in, it’s because I needed the rest, and tomorrow is another day.…

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