Welcome to the December 1, 2008 edition of Scribes. This round we don’t have a lot of entries (due to NaNoWriMo, NaBloPoMo and the holidays, I imagine) so I would like to say a special thank you to all of you who submitted your posts. I will endeavor to put up more reminders here on site [...]

Hello and welcome to Fiction Scribe Ms. Stephens! Thank you so much. I’m thrilled to be here. Tell us a bit about you – where you’ve been, how you got here, where you’re going. One interviewer reported that my writing journey has had as many twists and turns as my crime stories. In a way, she was [...]

Yes, even all the way Down Under, I have caught the feelings of being thankful and taking stock of all the good things I have in my life right now. I have always been grateful throughout my life for writing and all it has been for me. What started out as a way to express my [...]

This has become more of a regular thing than I thought it would. There is just way too much going on with all the blogs I read to dedicate a single post to all of them. This is proving to be an excellent solution. Paperback Writer has found a free holiday read. Click on the [...]

*Graphic used without permission from CSFTS. Will take it down on request. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles 101 Real Stories from Real College Students We are looking for true stories and poems about your experiences in college. We are looking for stories written by college students, or by recent graduates about their college years. We prefer [...]

A warm Texas howdy to one and all. I’m Richard E. Roach and the title of my book is SCATTERED LEAVES. You may order it, if you care to, at Amazon.com. It’s a knock ‘em down and drag ‘em out crime story. Ben McCord, more or less self-trained geologist and mud-logger, comes home after experiencing [...]

It’s not exactly new news that the world has fallen on tough times. What started as problems in the US economy quickly morphed into problems for the world economy. Some people are fine, but more and more people are hitting hard times and losing what they have worked so hard to keep. People, if they [...]

I am back once more with another prompt from Velvet Verbosity. For this round we have an interesting prompt: time. Let’s see what my ol’ mind comes up with… Time: There is no time quite as dense and unmistakable as when it is time for you to leave. It’s strong, almost like a stench or perhaps a [...]

Hello and welcome to Fiction Scribe Mr. Donelson! Thanks, it’s great to be here. Tell us a bit about you – where you’ve been, how you got here, where you’re going. I’m a full-time freelance writer and photographer with three books to my credit so far. I also write and shoot for about three dozen national [...]

I found an absolutely hilarious NaNoWriMo calendar you should check out. Why? It’s titled: NaNoWriMo - It’s Like Being in a Cult Without the Free Robes Not only does it have a daily minimum word count goal, it has some excellent advice on the way like: “There’s no shame in adding zombies to your story.” (This is [...]