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ISWG Jul 3 Blog Hop: What’s in Your Writer’s Toolbox?
Read more: ISWG Jul 3 Blog Hop: What’s in Your Writer’s Toolbox?Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to…
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Jingle Bells, The Magic-Less Elf
Read more: Jingle Bells, The Magic-Less ElfIn the back of the preschool, sitting on a tree fort that overlooks the children’s bookshelves and toy kitchen, there sits an elf who’s lost his magic. At least, that’s what everyone says. I first found out about the magic-less elf when I went to pick up my son from school, and was informed of…
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Spooky Season Reads: October Reading Wrap-up 🎃🖤
Read more: Spooky Season Reads: October Reading Wrap-up 🎃🖤October is one of my favorite reading months of the whole year. Why? Because it seems like there are so many options to read–lots of interesting books, both classics and new releases and everything in between, that are frightening or gothic or just great to get into the general spirit of spooky. This year, I…
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ISWG Nov 1 Blog Hop: NaNoWriMo Yes or No?
Read more: ISWG Nov 1 Blog Hop: NaNoWriMo Yes or No?Happy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to…
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ISWG Aug 2 Blog Post: Write and Regret
Read more: ISWG Aug 2 Blog Post: Write and RegretHappy Wednesday! The Insecure Writers’ Group is a group of writers offering motivation and encouragement to all those taking on the challenges of writing. Every month the ISWG sponsors a blog hop where writers can blog about a topic related to overcoming obstacles and exploring various aspects of the writing journey. If you’d like to…
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Book Launch Blog Tour : Jennifer Silverwood, Craving Beauty
Read more: Book Launch Blog Tour : Jennifer Silverwood, Craving BeautyHappy Sunday! How is your day going? Are you having a busy, productive day? Or a more relaxed, reflective type of Sunday? Either way, I hope you’re enjoying your weekend 🙂 Today I have the special honor of sharing an interview with author Jennifer Silverwood, author of three series—Wylder Tales, Heaven’s Edge Novellas, and the Borderlands…
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Talk your Villain
Read more: Talk your VillainI’ve always loved villains. A good villain in a story can make an otherwise bland tale suspenseful and fun. On the other hand, a two dimensional, poorly developed antagonist can make a story fall totally flat. I can think of one recent example of this, (and please, please forgive me if you disagree), but I…
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Mythology Monday: Atargatis, the Very First Mermaid
Read more: Mythology Monday: Atargatis, the Very First MermaidAre you excited to see the new Little Mermaid movie? As a huge fan of the original, I’m really looking forward to seeing the live action version. I’ve always had a fascination with mermaids, and growing up I really, really wanted them to be real. I was enthralled by the thought of a human being…
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I am, I am, I am.
Read more: I am, I am, I am.“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.” -Sylvia Plath Your heart beats, and it knows many things. It knows that you are here, that you are alive. That you are human, and that you are here for a reason. It knows that…
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Mythology and other Fantastical Things: Nemesis, the Goddess of Retribution.
Read more: Mythology and other Fantastical Things: Nemesis, the Goddess of Retribution.According to the Greek goddess Nemesis, you can’t have things in your life progressing too well. That’s just not fair. Especially if you don’t deserve it. But they don’t necessarily have to be too terrible, either. Especially if you haven’t been behaving especially bad. Your fortunes should be somewhere right in the middle. A nice…
Winter Betancourt 