• Sundry Posts

    The Challenge That is April

    Well, I’ve done it again. I’ve overloaded myself during a time when I should trying to simplify my life. What I’m talking about is April and all of the challenges that seem to present themselves during this month. As I wrote last week, I am participating in the A-Z Blog Challenge again this year. You will be hearing from me often, and I am looking forward to this. The cool thing is I get to see a bunch of new blogs and “meet” new bloggers. I have also decided there will not be an actual theme this year. I will attempt to write about one of the three subjects I…

  • Sundry Posts

    30 Days of Flash Fiction

    It’s the beginning of another month and I’m ready for a challenge. I seem to work better when I have an actual challenge rather than simply writing on the things I am “supposed” to be working on. For June, I am challenging myself to write a flash fiction piece every day. That’s it. No other rules. Flash fiction is a complete story written in under 1000 words. There was a flash challenge that ran in April that I wanted to complete. It would have been interesting if it hadn’t been for the two other ones I had going already, i.e., The A-toZ Blog Challenge and Camp NaNoWriMo. There was little time…

  • Sundry Posts

    Rather Be….

    At this moment, I would rather be doing anything but writing. I would rather be in bed, sleeping next to my husband. I would rather be playing computer games Or Reading, knitting, talking on the phone. Anything but writing. However, since I am not one to back down from a challenge, here I sit. Writing. It isn’t that I hate the words, though they’ve come slowly today. Its that I’ve put in my quota for the day. I should be done but I’m not. Yes, I have a quota of words each day. My muse is a reluctant ally tonight. Kicking and screaming, I’ve dragged her from the bowl of…