Word Crafting Me

Writer in Motion: Admitting defeat

We all make bad choices at some point in life. It’s part of living a full life. Missteps are not always dead ends. I knew trying to force a story this summer would be hard. I just didn’t think my constant physical pain and anxiety would put up a block this year. I’m withdrawing from Writer In Motion. I will, however, still be working behind the scenes and stepping in to critique where needed.…

Writer in Motion 2021 Week 1: The Zero Draft

Last week just sucked. I mean it could have been worse. If you followed my WiM and Twitter posts last year you already know I had some emergent uterine issues. I definitely wasn’t expecting to still be dealing with it.  But here we are. I had written off this year and said I wasn’t going to be able to participate because of my health and some other family issues, but I couldn’t resist the…

Writer in Motion 2021

the turtle that carries the world upon its back, through the oceans I wasn’t going to participate in Writer in Motion this year. I have a lot going on at home. I’m just emotionally exhausted. I have every reason to say no to Writer in Motion. So why did I decide to? I need something positive. l need to finish something. I want to get better at editing and giving feedback. But who am l kidding?…

Reading like a writer or how I have to learn to analyze books again.

One would think I already have reading like a writer down. I was an English Literature major after all. But that was over 20 years ago. After graduation I swore I would never read books to dissect them again.Yeah. about that. My dreams of being an Author are forcing my hand. I’ve been eying the DIY MFA site and book for a while, and finally decided to try out the Writer Igniter Reading…

Word count for non-writers, a fun way to look at it.

Writers talk about manuscript length in word count because it is a common unit across all formats. I never really had an answer for how long my book is when a non writer asked. Then I go on about how it changes according to format. MS word? paperback? hardcover? What is the typesetting or font? all of that ends up with a different page count. a screen shot from WEREWOOF in Scrivener app…

create a writing ritual to invite inspiration.

Some people believe writing isn’t worth doing unless you can attend to it in large blocks. But honestly, many of us can’t find more that 30 minutes at a time. So how do you create the sacred space you need in the smaller chunks you need? creating a writing ritual will make what ever time you have more special and possibly more productive. Ritual and routine are sometimes used interchangeably and…

Setting Reading Goals|| Tips to improve your writing always tell you to read more.Find out how I'm setting goals for reading more.

The most common tip to improve your writing is Reading more. It’s absolutely true. Reading not only inspires you, but it teaches you how to tell different types stories. If you want to write mysteries, read those. learn to leave a trail for your reader. If you want to write romance, read those and learn how to soothe and delight your reader’s heart. if you want to write unicorn stories, read unic…

#WriterinMotion #Week5: Wrapping up Writer in Motion was a chance to workshop with writers of many levels and backgrounds. This is my wrap up post.

Updates:

*Life has quieted down a lot. Like silent. *Next week I have the appointment that had me so upset. *School started, and we’re getting back into a routine. The oldest, a freshman, starts at 7:20 am and the youngest, in seventh grade, at 8:10. That’ll be fun when they start physical school again (sarcasm font). To be honest, I love having them home. I know it sucks for many families, and…

Rib Recipe and a bit of Lore about the Orrish Grill masters for @Songmaiden. Enjoy!

As requested by S.M. Roffey I am posting up the recipe for ribs I am teaching my mother-in-law.

I was considering skipping the back story that I actually despise when I am looking for recipes, but I decided to tell you a little bout the Orrish (Orcs in the world of Aeterra).

Photo by Carlo Fuentelsaz on Pexels.com

Orrish Grill Masters were once part of the Butchers’ Clan and before…

Writer in Motion Week 4: Final Draft Blog post

This week was much quieter here in the Rose Household. After last week’s work on the story, all I had to do was post and email a word doc to an editor. I’ve worked with Jeni Chappelle before and enjoy learning about the industry and editing tips from her. My edits in week 3 kept her in mind. I was stunned to only get line edits and polish suggestions back. 

I love the combination of whimsy and…

Writer in Motion Week 3: CP Edits

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I planned to do another day-by-day journal, but things…things aren’t great. Last week the doctor called about the tests I had and made an appointment for a biopsy. I can’t get in until September 8th. Let’s just say that is a long ass time to be anxious. I thought I had things handled though.

My father-in-law, who has been sick for a few years, passed away last Friday.…

Writer in Motion Week 2: Self edits

or make this suitable for the eyes of others To skip to the draft click here. Saturday August 8, 2020

To share my process, I thought it would take several posts, but I will show each layer in a linked post in case you want to see the changes. I also don’t actually know how to not edit my own work. If you don’t write you might be surprised to know that authors are always polishing our work.…

Writer In Motion: Week One

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Sunday, August 2, 2020

My night wasn’t great, so I’m dragging a little today. I am exhausted, but it’s like I have a squirrel in my head.  This new character has way more energy than most of my other ones. She doesn’t have the same ageless grace and wisdom as Aria or Elle. Instead, this feels like the wild, untamed chaos of Gwen. The more I sit with…

Writer In Motion: Week 0|| find out what @erikafrose thinks of the Visual prompt for #writersinmotion 2020.

The Writer in Motion Prompt and my First Impressions Writers in Motion 2020 visual prompt

The Writer in Motion 2020 prompt just dropped, and I have been thinking about it for about an hour. I’ve only done a few visual prompts, so this is a new experience. My first thought was, “A mountain range and a camper.” Right away, a character I have been dying to work with started talking to me and I…

My first Flash fiction|| Micro-mini-stories are a way to express ideas in tiny spaces, 1000 words or fewer. || AS YOU KNOW 645 words

You might have heard of flash fiction and might not know what it is or understand its usefulness compared to short stories. Micro-mini-stories are a way to express ideas in tiny spaces, 1000 words or fewer. Less space on the page forces the writer to keep prose tight and dialogue snappy. There’s no room for unnecessary words. I wrote this as a series of tweets while I was feeling pretty crappy…