I just found an amazing quote by Sir Ken Robinson (2009). For me, it encapsulates a lot of what I believe is throwing our ‘CIVILIZED’ world into chaos. Here it is: “We have evolved this powerful sense of imagination. What happens in all times of conflict and cruelty is we shut empathy off so that […]
Colleen’s Tanka Challenge
Check out and try out writing Tanka poetry on Colleen Chesebro’s site! This week, synonyms for Time and Charm Minutes ticking by Crafting tapestries of words I sit at the loom- Weaving spells of adventure- Love songs, eternal. Wendy Anne Darling; March 28th, 2018 Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge
Perception is Reality
Click here for this week’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday PERCEPTION IS REALITY I can vividly remember stumbling out of a darkened cinema near London’s Piccadilly Circus some thirty-plus years ago, the two of us coming to a sudden stop as the bright lights, the city sounds, and the suffocatingly clammy warmth of […]
How I sold 1,000 books over the holidays #marketing #bestseller
Originally posted on deborahjay:
Here is my promised share of how I sold 1000 books and became a bestseller (in Canada and Australia, at any rate) over the 10 days of the Christmas/New Year holiday. Settle in, folks, this is going to be a long post. First up, what I did was nothing ground breaking,…
‘Footsteps’ – @CarrotRanch #flashfiction
January 18th, 2018 Carrot Ranch Flash fiction. 99 words. FOOTSTEPS Here comes Mum in her latest pair of high heels. How I miss the cadence of her steps! Boxes lay strewn on the floor all around me; sexy boots standing in an ordered row of ‘most desired’ to ‘not on your life.’ On my feet, […]
DON’T TURN THE PAGE
Getting back to writing. I’ve been writing various pieces to get back in the saddle and take back my life. Here’s something I completed recently that’s a little out-of-the-ordinary for me! It might freak you out. Sorry! DON’T TURN THE PAGE – A VERY SHORT STORY BY WENDY ANNE DARLING Chapter 13: PROLOGUE Be […]
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge: Magic’s Bonds
https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/10/31/colleens-weekly-poetry-tuesday-challenge-recap-a-month-of-november-poetry-prompts/ This week’s challenge; with synonyms for THANKS and FAMILY.
It’s a WIN!
via The Heart Stone Chronicles: The Swamp Fairy – 1st Place in the Authors DB 2017 Book Cover Contest Gold Finalist! I’m so thrilled about this accolade! Maybe my book career really CAN be multifaceted! Many thanks to Colleen Chesebro for trusting me with the cover art for her book, ‘The Heartstone Chronicles, book 1, […]
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
A dear friend once asked me this question: “What do you KNOW?” Not: What do you think?, What do you believe?, or What do you hope? WHAT DO YOU KNOW? Epiphanies tend to happen in the strangest of places, but they do usually happen when you have time to really concentrate. Mine occurred […]
Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 27 – “Light & Dark” #Haiku #Haibun #Tanka
Join us for Colleen’s weekly poetry challenge! This week, Light and Dark. ARCHES Touching the stone arch, Fingertips tracing eons; Shadows and sun play. The presence of ancient magic is palpable here; Nature’s slow painting of a myriad sand colors, leading back to a time unremembered by any but the fossilized souls of animals; […]
Wendy Anne Darling - YA Fantasy Author 