Write Every Day (Or try to)

It's not easy. But as a writer, one of the best way to not let those writing muscles atrophy is to keep using them daily.But, Ilzz, how do I do that when the words just won't flow?Writing every day doesn't mean working on your manuscript every day. Write a poem, pull out a journal or…

#29PlaysLater – Day 4 – By and By

Give me six characters, and gosh darn it, my overambitious soul decided to go whole hog and then some. 34 pages.I didn't plan on writing that much, believe you me. But then I wrote down the names of my characters. And I wrote each characters background and the interesting way each of their stories connected.…

#29PlaysLater – Day 3 – Don’t Touch Me

I didn't know this was where this brief would take me. The brief for Play #3 talks about fear. And that fear that has been haunting me is what I write about. I came across the phobias, Contreltophobia and Agraphobia, both of which are fear of sexual abuse. Before I knew it, I was telling…

Those Jagged Edges – My First Book

Hello Everyone! It's been a while since I've posted on here, but I figured I'd come back with a bang and share that I just published my first book (self-published) through Amazon. It's a book of poetry titled, Those Jagged Edges. Cover of Those Jagged Edges Poetry Book Life is a series of jagged edges,…

#29PlaysLater – Day 2 – Everyday Every Day

This was a tough one for me. Tough, not in the emotional sense, but the idea-crafting sense. Tried to see where the words would take me based on Brief 2. I'm part German, so I sort of went back to some of those roots for this one. Disclaimer: Due to the nature of this challenge,…

#29PlaysLater – Day 1 – #GirlDad

Reposting: On February 1, 2020, #29PlaysLater, put together by The Literal Challenge, kicked off. I plan to share all of my plays here, but I'm having a hard time posting my first one. My heart is heavy. Even before the first brief was sent out. I already knew what I wanted to write about. The…

#365Challenge #Day16 #Believe

You took me by surprise With your big smile And jovial laugh. You took me by surprise With your little anecdotes, Wise words and witty jokes. You took me by surprise When you were there for me and didn’t leave When you said "It’s going to be okay, kiddo!" You took me by surprise When…

#365Challenge #Day15 #Fire

Can you feel my heartbeat? I feel yours It’s faster the closer I get. My fingers tingle at your touch. Do I do to you what you do to me? Can you feel my heartbeat? I feel the deep thuds of yours beating in your chest As I lay my head against your skin. Do…

#365Challenge #Day14 #Love

What is love? Can you see it? Can you touch it? Is it tangible? What is love? Is it hard to show it? Does it just come naturally? What is love? Is it in the simple things? Or the grand gestures? What is love? Is it from the heart? Or from the soul? Is it…

#365Challenge #Day13 #Friendship

“Lizzie,” Amelia called from the balcony. “Come quickly.” “What is it?” Lizzie called back, running up from inside the farmhouse as quickly as she could. “Look,” Amelia pointed out into the grassy field. Little lights flickered and glowed, disappeared, and quickly came back again. “Fireflies,” Lizzie whispered. “They came.” “Of course, they did, you goose,”…