I Don’t Always Like Doing The Community Spotlights

Seeing as this week and next week are my two Community Spotlight posts for Inside Cup, I thought this might be interesting to talk about.  It's a special opportunity to put the light on others. To encourage and support what other people in our community are doing. When 2018 started, I felt the word "community"…

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Vanity Reflection

White silk curtains blew against the frame of the opened windows. Thick carpeted rugs cushioned her bare feet. Stained wooden floors glistened against daylight. Extravagant furniture decorated the room. Sitting at her vanity, brushing her hair, she imagined what her life had come to. Curl after curl she pinned to the top of her face.…

Favorite Sites I Use For Character, Story Development & More

If you didn't know, I've been having some issues with my laptop. Currently, I'm using a different computer my husband lovingly donated to my care. Which means all the websites, bookmarks, everything that I've stored for resources, is currently back to zero. Should this ever happen again, it would be beneficial to me to have…

I Do Not Describe My Characters Enough?

Physical descriptions of characters often are my least bit of concern. Scenery, done. Play with the senses of smell and taste, done! Descriptions of touch, ehh, I think I could get better at describing how a person is walking, if they're anxious, what that feels like or looks like, etc. But describing the actual characters...hmmm.…