Earlier this week, I posted part one of my short story After the Top. The first person I read it to found it boring. A couple of days later, I read it to my writing group. I was curious what they would think. I’m happy to announce that they were very kind about it. Maybe […]
Here’s the first part of a short story I’m working on. Right now it’s called After the Top. I have a feeling that name will change by the end of the story, or by the end of the week. Whichever comes first. Enjoy! After the Top By Ada Ireland The climb to the […]
A few days ago I started writing a short story that I tentatively named After the Top. I read the first three pages today to a friend and he called it … boring. Darn! That’s not the reaction I was looking for. I didn’t write a lullaby or something meant to put you to sleep. I […]
Stories of people who have become successful writers are very inspiring. When you get to know these people, you find out that talent and luck are not enough. Love for what you do and an insane amount work are what separates the ‘wanna-be-s’ from the ‘are-s’. Randy Ingermanson, the author of Writing Fiction for Dummies, […]
I wrote another simple poem. This one was prompted by some verses in a song I heard the other day. I have no clue who sang the song, or what its title was, but the words that stood out to me were: “I love you the way you are, not the way you ought to […]
Before starting to work on a story, think of some of your favorite books. What made them special? What made you stay up until 3 am, turning their pages, although you knew perfectly well you had to get up at 6 am and get ready for work? It was the story! It was what you […]
I do most of my writing on a treadmill in my bedroom. The left side and the back of the treadmill are nestled right against one of the corners of my bedroom. Why is that detail important? And why is it a bad idea? Here. Let me give you a totally hypothetical scenario … or […]
You’ve seen some of my blog posts. They are LOOOOOONG! When I write, I have a tendency to give too much information. I want to make sure the reader is not confused about my story. The problem? My novel (what I’ve written so far) can make for boring reading. So, I forced myself to cut […]
I read an article about a speech given by Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba. Not the Ali Baba who found the cave of the forty thieves and became a very rich man using old fashioned phishing and hacking techniques. It’s the other Alibaba: the Chinese e-commerce site that made Mr. Ma one of the […]
I’m reading Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy. One of the first things they tackle in the book is the “urban legend” that “you have nothing to write about.” I’m not surprised they talk about that on the second page of the first chapter. After all, it’s one of the most […]
Ada Ireland is a pen name I came up with for myself. Unashamed Writing is a name I came up with for my blog.
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