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 […]
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 […]
I’m not dead yet, Part Two: A Very Special Kind of Magic.
View of Boulder, CO Foothills from my window. I’m not Dead Yet, Part Two: A Very Special Kind of Magic. “Well? What about that magic?” I hear you ask. As you have all probably guessed, my ideas about the nature of Magic could be called a little unorthodox. I believe Magic not only exists but […]
The Tale of Dracon and Anarion Jones
The Tale of Dracon and Anarion Jones Anarion Jones, with her dark hair flying Walks Welsh mountainsides on tiptoe, As if she purely skims this Earth Yet never touches it. Dreaming of flying, her long skirt rustling, like a flurry of autumn leaves She bathes in banks of daffodils Their sun-warmed scent like […]
AN UNUSUAL ENCOUNTER
AN UNUSUAL ENCOUNTER Some days are different from all other days. Other days, months, years seem to pivot on days like today. I was hungry, and I went dumpster-diving behind the local grocery store. And, suddenly, life ceased being normal. Next to the dumpster, stood a huge unicorn; his horn sparkling in the Colorado sun, […]
