by Guest Author | Apr 7, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
It took me over 20 years to write my first novel. The main reason was being too afraid to let anyone read it. I was always nervous that someone wouldn’t like what I wrote, ending my dream of being an author. Do NOT be afraid. Find someone in your corner. They...
by Stoney deGeyter | Apr 3, 2021 | All Posts, True Stories
The house I grew up in was about a half-mile drive off the highway. By “highway,” I mean a two-lane, back-water road between towns. And by “drive,” I mean a pot-hole-infested dirt road. The kind that no matter how many times my siblings and I...
by Guest Author | Mar 31, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
Writing fantasy is a deep dive into a newly created culture and world, full of magic and mythological creatures. It’s a genre that allows for expansive and explosive creativity. This can be super exciting! It can also be rather daunting, especially for new writers....
by Stoney deGeyter | Mar 27, 2021 | All Posts, Writing Tips
There are no great authors that write a perfect first draft. Heck, there aren’t any good authors who can do that. Every story goes through multiple revisions, and every author who’s serious about writing a great story knows that editing is a significant...
by Guest Author | Mar 24, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
My advice is a bit of an oxymoron; a writing tip that suggests you ignore the vast majority of writing tips.When me and my partner were expecting our first child, we did what most new parents do and bought a number of parenting manuals to try and help prepare us for...
by Stoney deGeyter | Mar 20, 2021 | All Posts, Movies, Music, TV & Books
I’ve been a Bon Jovi fan for as long as I can remember. It all started with You Give Love a Bad Name, which was released somewhere around my sophomore year of high school. By the time the album New Jersey came out, I was hooked. I remember friends riding in my...
by Guest Author | Mar 17, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Poems
I love being aloneSolitude keeps me saneI love staying in my little dark roomWhere I can keep all my fears and insecurities at bayI love being in the confines of my wallsWhere the only person I converse to is meSomehow loneliness isn’t much of a bother to me. I...
by Guest Author | Mar 10, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
Mia knelt under the kitchen table in her She-Ra pajamas, resting her chin in her hands. She watched a knothole in the baseboard as Mama’s sewing machine purred like a giant kitten above her. The floor was cold, and the pawnshop space heater did little to fight the...
by Stoney deGeyter | Mar 6, 2021 | All Posts, True Stories
It was getting late, and we were bored. My buddy Jimmy and I were driving back to his house after a long hard day of doing nothing. Tonight, however, we had plans. We were planning to get together with a few other friends and watch movies. I was...
by Guest Author | Mar 3, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
I met my transition man today. Friends tell me it won’t last, but for now, he’s exactly what I need. Unlike my husband, he’s tall and dark and uber-Christian. All day long, he has conversations with God, alternately mumbling or laughing out loud at jokes only he and...
