Writing
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“‘If you steal from one author, it’s research; if you steal from many…it’s research.” -Wilson Mizner. Let us fall into aphorisms for a moment and consider the suggestion that imitation is the best form of flattery. I know that I have a…well, you could call it a knack, you could call it a bad habit…of…
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“With a few exceptions, there was typically two common reactions to a response like that. Most of the women would slap Gilferen, firm and smooth, right across his cheek; some would actually kiss him, hands to his face with the best reminder they could muster. Awngel did neither of these things, proving herself exceptional.” This…
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On my way home from work yesterday, I got a call from my roommate, who had news so exciting, it couldn’t wait the ten minutes it usually takes for me to travel from point A to point B, and shortly after I arrived, we went out to one of our favorite restaurants to celebrate her…
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I was incredibly grateful and pleased and honoured to check my email last night to see that A Story a Day has nominated me for a Versatile Blogger Award! Hooray! One day, I might even figure out how to put the little graphic thingy in a side bar on here. OH, technical stuff! I do…
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“With a flash of red spreading across her face as bright as the flower in her dark hair, Awngel’s eyes widened and she looked poised to slap him. ‘Locke Mandrake Battarack,’ she said stiffly. ‘You are extremely crude.’ ‘But am I incorrect?’ Locke countered, with a plaintive shrug to show that he didn’t have the…
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This morning, I was suffering a little bit of dilemma in my uncertainly whether or not to post the blog today. Clearly, the answer to that particular conundrum turned up positive for the posting, especially since I realized that the indecisiveness itself was a worthy topic for my mindset. You see, today is one of…
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“If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.” -Edgar Rice Burroughs. There can be a lot to say about a single work that someone pours their entire heart into, working it from every angle and every revision until it is utterly and…
L.S. Engler 