Hello and welcome to Fiction Scribe, Ms. Reid. Let’s start with getting to know you a little better. List five things you feel define you as a person. Wow! Good question. I guess I’d say I’m passionate (especially about ‘following your bliss’, don’t get me started), funny (well, my daughter thinks so although I draw the [...]

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If you want to be a writer in any field, deadlines are something you are going to have to get used to. Even as a novelist, there will probably be times when you need to get things done by a certain date. The same goes especially for other writing-related occupations. I’m currently working against a deadline [...]

It’s Monday already. I’m not prepared for it to be Monday yet. Is it possible to get Saturday back? I’ll even take Sunday afternoon. Because it’s Monday, because I have a stuffy head, and because I like bulleted lists, here are some things I feel are important enough to put on a bulleted list: *If anything I [...]

I say … and you think … ? 1. Flicker :: 2. Styling :: 3. Episode :: 4. Sexier :: 5. Studious :: 6. Mushroom :: 7. 8 minutes :: 8. Bald :: 9. Immunity :: [...]

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Well, I didn’t get to this week’s 100 word challenge quite as quickly as I wanted to due to road trips and the like, but I think I made it before the deadline. Once again I am stepping into the world of Mr. Frank Talbert. I promise this is the last time. Well, maybe. He [...]

Hello and welcome to Fiction Scribe, Ms. Stewart. Thank you so much for having me today! Let’s start with getting to know you a little better. List five things you feel define you as a person. Wow! I’ve never been asked this before. Artistic, Funny, Caring, Mom, Wife. I really had to think about this one. Where did [...]

It seems the fun isn’t quite yet over at 451 headquarters. 451 management recently purchased all kinds of new equipment and is in the process of switching everything over to those new systems. As you can imagine, doing all that isn’t easy and comes with its own hiccups. I’ve been told that the blogs shouldn’t experience [...]

I am quite the slacker sometimes when it comes to my creative writing, mainly because my work is writing. I was thinking today about how that is just one of many ways writing can be difficult sometimes. Honestly, after that, I’m not quite sure how I made the jump to potty training, but there it is. [...]