I mentioned in my post yesterday that today I would share a non-depressing quote about love. Here it is: Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that […]
I read this quote by Ray Bradbury today: You must write every single day of your life. You must read dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let them wrestle in beautiful fights inside your head, vulgar one moment, brilliant the next. You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like […]
I was reading a collection of love poems and I came across The Triple Fool by John Donne (1572 – 1631). I didn’t understand it all, but I liked the first three verses a lot. They gave me an idea for another “blurted poem” (the kind you write in a matter of minutes and don’t take […]
I’m reading An Insider’s Guide to Publishing by David Comfort. It’s a pretty depressing book. I expected something more encouraging, especially since it was written by someone who’s last name is Comfort. I was wrong. Maybe I’m being too critical because I’ve been in a bloody dark mood these past few days so I’m bound […]
I’m not J.R. Tolkien or George R.R. Martin. I didn’t set out to write any fantasy whatsoever. When I first decided to write, I thought it would just be some romance with or without some steam in it. I wasn’t sure at the time. Then I stumbled across a website that offered flash fiction challenges […]
Here’s the result of my third flash fiction challenge. I’m embarrassed by it. No, I’m not kidding. No, it’s not false modesty either. I figured out what I’m doing wrong though. I’m trying to tell a whole story in one thousand words or less. Of course it won’t be any good. Well, here it is […]
I have a hard time coming up with a good story for my latest flash fiction challenge. The challenge is to create a one thousand word piece with the main character being a curious dragonborn barbarian who is a member of a travelling band and is afraid of heights. The reason I’m stuck is that […]
This is my third poem so far. The first one is posted on an ‘alternate universe’ site. The second one is somewhere on my hard drive, one click away from being forever erased. This third one is lucky enough to make it on my blog. Before I post it, I’d like to give you a […]
This is a story about two girls who met in a bookstore and started a friendship. It’s a story about how I met my very special friend, Marie. Looking back, I smile and realize that it was the best place to find each other: among the books we both like so much. It’s a feel-good […]
You’re thinking about writing a story. Or you’re already writing a story. Do you know what the theme of that story is? And if not, is that a bad thing? According to Chuck Wendig, the most important, and his ‘most favoritest’ question for any writer is: “What is this about?” – what is this story […]
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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