Splendor In The Trash

// Red //

I nod and smile politely, but what I’m really thinking is: Ha, if you try it might be x number of years if ever. Hope you’ve read a lot. Your story would have to be original and interesting. It would have to be as tight as the lid on an old jar of jelly in Grammy’s pantry, plausible, with no plot holes. You’d have to create characters who seem like they could step off the page too. There has to be tension and suspense to prevent boring your reader during the setup of more tension and suspense. Goodness forbid there should be weird POV shifts, passive voice, improper use of dialog tags or anything that might confuse the reader. Gosh, the list goes on. Do you plan to quit your day job? Maybe you’re some kind of book writing mage.

an ode to coffee in bed ☕️