Category Archives: Critique Group

This might seem like a ‘duh’ moment, but one thing I always enjoy in reading and writing a story is the resolution of an antagonistic situation, not necessarily danger, or a fight or anything action-packed. But I like seeing counter-positions that … Continue reading →

I was working on a short story last week and afraid that I was being too cryptic with the ending so I asked my non-writer husband to read it and let me know if he could see any major gaps … Continue reading →

I look forward to August and ‘back to school time’ every year. Not because I have little ones driving me crazy but so I can go shopping. I don’t care to shop for shoes, clothes or jewelry. My weakness is … Continue reading →

My new project has been full of surprises the past couple of weeks. The chapters are sounding more like essays than memoir-ish pieces. I think it works. I just have to be careful not to sound like an amateur self-help … Continue reading →

My favorite kinds of stories to read are stories containing myth. One of the reasons for this is that they take me outside time and place to some origin point that all people regardless of culture have in common. Jung … Continue reading →

Fell Human Dark skinned, lean body, blond hair, green eyes. Kind and loves his master. Grew up with a rich family of anthropomorphic  lions as cleaner at first then a lover at age16 to the head of the family. As … Continue reading →

I have a hard time writing short stories, because my ideas tend to snowball and turn into entire novels. In an attempt to get more practice in the art of short story writing, I’m starting a challenge for the group … Continue reading →