by Stoney deGeyter | Dec 5, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
As any author can tell you, writing a book is only half the job of what an author does. “Anyone can write a book,” many people think, and they are right. But not anyone can write a good book. And I daresay, no author writes a good book by themselves. But...
by Guest Author | Dec 3, 2020 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
we’re all writing a story. let it be a ‘thank you’ tale, the kind that leaps into every breath, into each crevice of your bones. let your blinks and beats, steps and songs, sing thanks. for pollen dust and leaf spines. for the cells that...
by Stoney deGeyter | Nov 28, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
I have a confession to make. I’m extremely lazy. I love sitting around and doing nothing. The call of the TV screen beckons me far more often than I want to admit. I know I should be writing, but that new show just started and nobody’s gonna watch it for...
by Guest Author | Nov 28, 2020 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen was a sheep walking the opposite direction from the rest of the herd. Whether its goal was to be knighted, to wander alone, or to merely flow against the grain was irrelevant. Simply that it found the sand to turn and part...
by Stoney deGeyter | Nov 21, 2020 | All Posts, True Stories
There is no small number of experts writing books, posts, and tips to help you as a writer. A quick search on Amazon produces a plethora of books to assist with character reactions, emotions, self-editing, replacing weak verbs, and more. Oh, and building great...
by Stoney deGeyter | Nov 14, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
Just a few days ago, I heard someone say something along the lines of, if people’s opinions are important to your self-worth, don’t be a writer. (That’s a butchered paraphrase, but you get the gist.) Those words resonated with me. I’m not...
by Stoney deGeyter | Nov 7, 2020 | All Posts, True Stories
It was a morning not too much unlike any other–if the criteria were based on me doing something stupid. I had recently met a friend, we’ll call him Jarred (I can’t remember his real name), who lived not far from me. It was summer and Jarred was in town visiting...
by Stoney deGeyter | Oct 31, 2020 | All Posts, True Stories
We all have a story to tell. No, I’m not talking about the fiction stories that we write and wish to publish. I’m talking about our stories. The stories of our lives. About how we got here and where we’re going. Well, today, I’m going to tell...
by Stoney deGeyter | Oct 25, 2020 | All Posts, True Stories, Writing Tips
Being a “writer” for most of my life, and an author for about ten years, I’ve come to realize that I’ve been hiding a shameful secret. I’ve talked to many authors over the years and from what I have gathered, my secret goes against almost...
by Stoney deGeyter | Oct 17, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
So you’ve come for the magic elixir! You want to know how the sausage is made and how to do it in one ingredient. I got you. But before I give you the secret, the sauce, the coup de grâce, (i.e. what you came here for), let’s back up a bit. I know, I know,...
