Ornery ramblings of a former political science professor turned author
My Week 45 prompt over at More Odds Than Ends came from Leigh Kimmel. I couldn't figure out a way to work it into Cursebreaker, so I came up with this. The prompt was: It was supposed to be a simple hard drive swap, in and out. When the tech opened the robot’s casing, what …
Okay. So I caught up on my prompts. This is my response for Week 44 at More Odds Than Ends. I'm still feeling a bit out of sorts, but better than the last week or so. Writing or editing every day is helping. I'm also starting to plot out a new short story today and …
This is a very late response to Week 43 of More Odds Than Ends. It's been a strange couple weeks. Not really anything I can put my finger on, but I'm out of sorts. If pushed, yes, the election is having an effect. The continued restrictions on activities, and normal life continues to grate. That's …
I missed sending in a prompt for Week 42 at More Odds Than Ends, so I picked up one of the spares. The prompt I chose was: The architect who specialized in designing hidden rooms. I was looking for one that would allow me to easily insert it into the Cursebreaker story. I think I …
Fantastic Schools Vol. Two is live! I have a story in here! Can you tell I'm excited? A paperback version is coming soon. Check it out!
Week 41 for the Odd Prompts and once again, I got a prompt from Leigh Kimmel. These prompts are making me think! And that's not a bad thing...but, brain hurt. Anyway, this was Leigh's prompt: Under Pressure” is the title of a song by Queen and a novel by Frank Herbert — connection? For extra …
Right now, I haven't been doing much writing besides the prompts from More Odds Than Ends. But, that's still a good thing as I'm making progress on Cursebreaker (of a sort). Since today is Monday I am (once again) setting out a daily schedule for myself, and doing my damnedest to stick to it. I …
Week 39 at More Odds than Ends and we're on to Cursebreaker Part 18. Anne Guglik and I traded prompts this week. My prompt to her was: Half the story wrote itself...literally. Her prompt to me was: My hands felt sweaty on the steering wheel as I went hard into the turn. There was a …
I almost forgot to write this! Phew! For the second week in a row, I got my More Odds than Ends Week 38 prompt from Leigh Kimmel. Her prompts are sometimes difficult to weave into an ongoing story, but they always provide a great mind-stretching exercise. Leigh's prompt to me was: Appearance of an ancient …
Another week, another set of odd prompts. This is Week 37 for Odd Prompts and as always they are giving me the creative kick in the butt that I seem to need and a great way to stretch my writing muscles. I am having a lot of fun with this and the responses have been …
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