Hey, my fellow writers! I went to a Free Write Writers Group in August. I wrote three short stories based on the prompts we were given. Enjoy! Rain I always loved the smell of rain. It filled me up with joy and happiness. I loved to dance in the rain. You would watch me andContinue reading “Free Write Snippets”
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Exposed!
I did an Open Mic Night last week and read four new poems that might be in my next poetry book. For the first time in my life, I felt like my throat was about to close up. At first, I thought I was about to have a panic attack in front of a packedContinue reading “Exposed!”
By the Seat of My Pants
In the writing field, there is a silent war going on – the fight between the plotters and the pantsers. Plotters are those who plan their stories before they write them by outlining, doing character sheets, and researching historical and scientific facts. Pantsers are those who start writing on a blank screen, letting the charactersContinue reading “By the Seat of My Pants”
The Value of Boredom
Many years ago, the second I got out of elementary school for the summer, my mother heard those dreaded words from me – I’m bored! She told me to go read a book. I first read all the books I was “allowed” to read in my mother’s library (Hello V.C. Andrews). Then she would driveContinue reading “The Value of Boredom”
A Tale of Two Books
Once upon a time, there were two types of paperback books – trade and mass market… I’m bringing up books today because the news is reporting on the end of mass market paperback book production, like it’s earth-shattering news. However, mass market books have been on borrowed time for many years, especially in my house.Continue reading “A Tale of Two Books”
R.R. Peace, Author and Poet 