by Courtenay | Oct 12, 2012 | General Ramblings
The weeks just run away from me far too fast! I can’t believe it’s Friday again and tomorrow I’ll be headed to New York for my first Broadway show, Scandalous! In the meantime, feel free to enjoy some literary crack over at The Neuman Post!
by Courtenay | Oct 8, 2012 | Pet Peeves in Writing
In the course of writing and preparing a story for publication a writer has to swallow some pride. As much as we’d all love our fingers to produce literary gold, gushing forth into our word processors, it really doesn’t happen like that. I know that many...
by Courtenay | Oct 5, 2012 | General Ramblings
Flash Fiction Volume XII is HERE! For some “literary crack” check it out!
by Courtenay | Sep 14, 2012 | General Ramblings, Pet Peeves in Writing
I really do. My daughter is in her second year and I really wish I had taken Latin in school myself. The number of things she can pick apart and understand because she has learned the root words amazes me. I think it’s pretty cool that she can now do this for...
by Courtenay | Sep 12, 2012 | Fun Reads, General Ramblings
A good friend and one of my clients shared this cartoon with me the other day. It made me laugh.
by Courtenay | Sep 7, 2012 | General Ramblings
Wow do I love Flash Fiction. It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite genres because it’s fast. Yeah I know that was redundant, but as a member of the “ADD” generation there’s a lot to appreciate when you can read three stories in...
by Courtenay | Sep 5, 2012 | General Ramblings
Today I was reminded how important it is to vary the rhythm of sentences and even more importantly the sentence openings. I’ve been working on a book of short stories and there are ten authors contributing. It’s been a wild project and a whole lot of fun....
by Courtenay | Aug 29, 2012 | Pet Peeves in Writing
I think that everyone I know has their own version of the pet peeve when they are reading another’s work. My husband can politely be called a grammar Nazi while one of my dearest friends will put up with just about anything if the story is good. That’s not...
by Courtenay | Aug 27, 2012 | Fun Reads
A friend of mine and fellow member of the Ink Slinger’s Guild has a great website and a great running serial he does called Flash Fiction Fridays. I love reading the submissions and even throw one in the ring once in awhile. It’s a real challenge to write...
