Sometimes they turn people into writers. 

Sometimes they just make for interesting conversation! 

Guest blogging today – check it out :) 

Hi everyone!

I’m going off topic here on the blog posts for this one, because my mind is brewing with some ideas. So, indulge me if you will. 

1.  Do you know how to make the most of your cell phone camera?

2.  Do you want to learn how to take better photos with your cell phone camera?

3.  What do you use the camera for most often? Family? Pets? Selfies? 

Thanks everyone! I would appreciate getting some feedback in the above areas. Comment below and let’s take a poll :) 

If anyone gets the chance, tune to this link tonight at 6 pm EST. I’ll be chatting books with Evan Townsend on his podcast, The Speculative Fiction Cantina. There will be a replay link I will post if folks can’t make it.

Happy Friday! 

Hi everyone and happy new year!

Today I want to talk about story. People tend to focus on one medium or another when they think of stories, but the truth is, stories can have many different mediums (formats).

I loved puppet shows at the mall when I was a kid. To me, that WAS a story. Characters (even if they were puppets) were fascinating to me.

I loved books as I grew up and to this day. Books give us a rich, in-depth peek at the story and all the characters engaging in the plot.

I also love movies & decent TV (which is hard to find sometimes…)

While all of these are different mediums, the truth is, spending time with stories across all formats can help us understand story better, can help us write stories better, etc. 

Over the holidays, I came down with the stomach flu. It was awful. It basically forces you to abandon all your plans for doing anything, putting you in bed or a recliner all day as you sip on ginger ale and hope the dang illness passes soon. BUT…the positive in this was that it gave me time to catch up on watching movies, watching TV series I enjoy, etc. I tried to read more but reading gave me a headache in my ill condition, so TV it was. 

Take some time to watch that favorite show, or movie. Take time to read a book. Try a different type of story and see how your perspective is changed.

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Wow. 2015 will come to a close as of tonight (12/31). This of course means thinking of accomplishments over the past year, things we want to see in the new year, and things we want to make different.

Seeing as I’ve had the stomach flu for the week between Christmas and now, my main goal is to feel better and get more healthy in 2016. Aside from that, I have writing goals, family goals, etc.

Look for many more books!!

What about you? What resolutions do you have?