Monthly Archives: March 2011

It’s so crazy, it just might work!

Posted 31 March, 2011 by DLWhite in Writers Write 3 Comments

I just happened upon a link on twitter for DIY MFA. And five minutes later, I have registered. Do I know what I am getting myself into? Not in the least.

Am I excited about being challenged to write and joining others writing on purpose? Heck yeah!

The idea is to sharpen your study of writing and simulate the MFA experience with your own independent writing plan.  The goal is to put together your own custom-designed writing plan to help you get many of the benefits of an MFA without going back to school.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I could sure use a boost. I’m feeling out the chasm between fanfiction and original fiction and it is WIDE.

I’m IN! Wanna jump in? Join up!

#WipWednesday and Catching up

#WipWednesday and Catching up

Hello, world! It’s WiP Wednesday  (or in my case, writing Wednesday. Or, not writing Wednesday…whichever fits) again! I don’t have a WiP this week… I promised myself I’d take a break through the end of March and start planning out something new on April 1. I’ve been mulling and thinking over characters and story lines, though, and how I’m going to put things together. I still don’t have a complete story in my head, which is kind of scary because that’s where I sat with Caged Bird for 2 years before I gave up. I’m hoping this new venture turns into something and doesn’t go over like a lead balloon. I […]

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Six Sentence Sunday 3.28

Six Sentence Sunday 3.28

It’s another Sunday! Time for another Six Sentences! I’m still enamored with my recently completed piece called Nowhere Man. Here is a blurb: He walked around the perimeter of the long, strip-mall like row of rooms, counting the numbers. 618… 619… 620… at 621 he stopped, took a deep breath and rapped his knuckles on the door twice. It opened almost immediately. The warmth of the room and the scent of something—soup maybe, rushed from the room in a blast of domestic comfort and hit him head on. In sweat pants, a t-shirt and bare feet, the girl stood in the doorway. “You never told me your name.” The full […]

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WiP Wednesday 3.23

WiP Wednesday 3.23

I find myself WiPless today, since I’ve finished my open project. I have a few things in my mind, rolling around. I am going to start a new project, original fiction, based loosely (in idea form mostly) on a group of ladies that I brunch with monthly. I still also have Mama Said, which has been at a standstill for awhile. Maybe around Mother’s Day people will feel generous with their stories and sayings for Mom. I realized it was going to take much more work than I could dedicate at the moment to get Mama Said off of the ground, so it’s been simmering for a bit. I am […]

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Not so much a rejection as…

Not so much a rejection as…

…not winning. I have reached a new level as a writer… I have joined the ranks of the “not selected”. Yay? Back in January I decided that I was going to submit my writing to a publication. I set my goals mighty lofty and since I’d been circling the Glimmer Train wagon for awhile, I decided to submit a short piece of historical fiction called “Hero” for the Very Short Fiction Award and also the Standard Short Story (March 2011). I just read the announcement from Glimmer Train that they have announced the top three (of the Top 25) winners for January 2011. My piece was not on the list. […]

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A Thanks and Writing Update Post

First of all, THANKS to all of the people who commented on my Sunday Six post! I am going to make it a point to get around and read the entries from yesterday. I am not writing tonight because I finished my story! Yay. It ended up being a little over 40,000 words. It is posted at the Fiction archive and also at my archive here. I’ve also updated my word count for March, since I don’t plan to do any more writing this week. I ended up at 105,742 words so far for the year. My goal is 350,000 for 2011, so uhm… I have a lot more writing […]

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Six Sentence Sunday 3.20

Six Sentence Sunday 3.20

Here are my six sentences for today! Check out the official Six Sunday posts at SixSentenceSunday He shouldn’t have been, but he was thinking about her. She threw him off and it unnerved him. It was her voice. The way she knew so much about living on the street, but obviously had a place to go at night. Her unusual offerings and naïve generosity—she’d given a homeless man her address. Who did stuff like that, these days? I’m hoping to finish this piece before I head out of town Thursday. Hoping!

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Tonight’s Writing Session brought to you by OmmWriter

Tonight’s Writing Session brought to you by OmmWriter

I read about this writing application/program  called Ommwriter via Fuel Your Writing. It’s supposed to eliminate all of the distractions of writing by giving you not only a blank space, but an artistic background and pleasant sounds to accompany them. The sounds are keystrokes that don’t sound like keys, but are audible, if you wish them to be. The music is very Zen, meditation-like, and it can be turned off as well. I’m all for something useful to help writing, so I decided to download and try it. Screenshot courtesy FuelYourWriting.com I tried the inauguration run of OmmWriter tonight, running full steam with the music and the sounds and the […]

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#WiPWednesday 3.16 & other stuff

#WiPWednesday 3.16 & other stuff

It’s Wednesday again! Just  quick update on my WIP. I hammered at it some last week and spent a good amount of time pushing the story forward past an important point over the weekend. I sent it to a small group of people to check out and give some feedback and plan to work on it some this week. I don’t know if it’s the time change or just general fatigue but I’ve been getting home around 5:30 or 6 and I just feel like passing out. Like a lot of writers, it is my “night job” or my hobby. I can’t write all day as I’m at work, so […]

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