We've been talking details in class, more specifically, sensory details. Our exercise was to take a scene and write it in one sense other than the visual. I choose 'touch.' Oh my goodness - this was a mind-opening exercise. I didn't realize how much I relied of the visual sense, or how much I ignored … Continue reading Sensory Details
A Writer’s Vacation
The family is planning a week's stay in Destin, FL, and when I stop and think about what I want, all I see is a beach, a book in my hands, and a pina colada. I want sunshine, booze, a book, and the beach; that's my writer's dream vacation. I could get so much done … Continue reading A Writer’s Vacation
Book Review: Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (3/5)
At the New Year, I read a post that said 2016 had been written my George R. R. Martin. I didn’t understand what that person had meant until I read the first book in his A Song of Fire and Ice series, Game of Thrones. Yes, yes, we’ve all heard about the HBO series. I … Continue reading Book Review: Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (3/5)
