https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/01/10/the-wildfires-in-la/ A lot of people are struggling terribly with the wildfires in California, and Chuck Wendig has collected links for support and GoFundMes for people affected, so I'm reposting his link here. I hope everyone can count themselves safe and sound after all the devastation happening, and my heart goes out to everyone involved in... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction: Bag of Bones
It's been a while since I've done some real Flash Fiction, so I decided to dig in with another Chuck Wendig challenge! This week over at terribleminds, Chuck issued the challenge of taking a Stephen King title and making a whole new story from it, unrelated to the actual novel by that name! There were... Continue Reading →
2018 Reading List (So far!)
Hello ladies and gents- how's 2018 treating you? Me? I am alive, and have an itchy writing finger. It's like a trigger finger, you kno-- Okay, yep, it sounded weird. Anyway. I'm compiling my TBR list for the year, and I wanted to share what I've got so far, and see what YOU have! I've... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction: “Someone’s Dragon Is Double-Parked Outside”
This week's Flash Fiction Challenge over at TerribleMinds had random Five Word Titles, with the rules of 1500 words. Two stood out to me: "Someone's Dragon is Double-Parked Outside" and "I Shouldn't Have Swiped Right." If I had done the Swipe one, it was going to be a Vampire story, but since the previous one... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction: Spring’s Flourish, Autumn’s Chill
This week, Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction challenge is To Behold the Divine: Gods and Goddesses. With today being the Spring Equinox, I thought I'd write about... well, let's see if you can guess. Enjoy! --- "Spring's Flourish, Autumn's Chill" “Go to hell!” Those were the only words I heard as Devin Tomlinson's fist connected with... Continue Reading →
Chuck Wendig: “I Don’t Wanna Talk About This Sh*t Either”
This is a post I want to share with you guys, as it goes through a lot (and I mean, A LOT) of emotions that many folks are currently feeling, in the writerly world and beyond. Chuck Wendig addresses the cries of "I wish you'd get back to art and stop politics!" You can find... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction: Something that Scares You
This week's challenge: write about something that scares you. Here's what scares me.
Flash Fiction: The Blind Tattooist
Another day, another flash! Posting this one early, because I AM A REBEL AND CAN DO THAT. Or because I have adult things to take care of tomorrow. Dammit. So! Last week, Chuck Wendig had everyone post sentences that would be the center of this week's story. This week, we had ten to choose from.... Continue Reading →
Learning How to DO THE THINGS
Yesterday, I read a post by Chuck Wendig on Author Platform, which you can find HERE. His beginning summation? I'm going to go against "writing advice" orthodoxy here and offer up this thought:Your "platform" is mostly bullshit.Bear with me.— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 6, 2016 Through the post, he explains his follower-to-buyer breakdown and the... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction Time + Bard Girl Press
Since I'm feeling less like THE DEATH this week, I went ahead and wrote some flash fiction! This is another based on Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction Challenge. This week? Dragon. Two thousand words max. Period. What came to my mind? PIRATES AND DRAGONS, of course. Because part of my mind lives under the sea, and... Continue Reading →
Melody K. Writes Words 