So my town is in the middle of a heat wave right now – close to 100 degrees (Farenheit) every day. So, I haven’t been able to enjoy the sun as much as I’d like to. Hope the weather where you are is much more pleasant. Rants aside, here’s your story idea for July.
...Read more{Spoiler warning for the 2015 video game Hand of Fate}
In The Writer’s Journey, Christopher Vogler explains that the Mentor archetype “is expressed in all those characters who teach and protect heroes and give them gifts.” These are the Gandalfs, Obi-Wan Kenobis, and fairy godmothers of fictional worlds. Yet the Dealer also performs these functions.
...Read moreI hope all of my American readers had a happy Fourth of July. Here’s some writing prompts to keep your summer groove rolling.
...Read moreThat evening, Kaelyn walked out to Lake Mitchell. The water rippled, calm and black. Phobos was already high in the sky, and Deimos was rising above the trees. Twilight was fading fast. She wasn’t usually out this late, but the sooner she did this, the better. She found her rowboat in its hiding place. She emptied out the tree branches and tossed in her bag with the light sword. Then she pushed the boat out of the undergrowth.
...Read moreHappy First Day of Summer, fellow Northern Hemisphere dwellers. Here’s an idea to jumpstart your next writing session.
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