I'm at college now, and wow. It's been an adventure this past week. Classes start tomorrow and I'm really excited to jump into my music classes. With my major being a music ed degree, I just loaded up on fun music classes for the semester. They may be difficult but I'm glad that I have… Continue reading College News & A Writing Contest
Rosalie Valentine, author of the blog Penprints, has been hosting an annual writing challenge called "The Flash Fiction Dash". It's not a contest. It's just a challenge. A flash fiction is a 1000 word story. You can find out about the challenge and all the details at her blog. I participated this year, and made… Continue reading Jesus Has a Plan~ A Flash Fiction
The Time of The Dangers~ (key words: WIP~ work in progress; TTOTD~ The time of the dangers;) -All photos and drawings are my own work- Anyone else have the novel editing blues? (meaning, you feel overwhelmed and starting up office word just gives you another dose of reality; Your novel is in the most terrible… Continue reading ~Sneak Peek Novel Scenes…shhh~
The Birth of an Author Before I found a love of writing, my views on the subject were very narrow. I believed that writers were amazingly gifted people and that most authors were scholarly adults. I never thought a child or a teenager like myself could ever write a book, but that was until… Continue reading The Birth of an Author
Obtaining Authority In Writing I am a writer. I write to be free from everyday life, to grow in knowledge, and to share my experiences and dreams with others. I consider myself a writer because I am able to tell stories and communicate with the use of words. In recent days, I have discovered… Continue reading Obtaining Authority In Writing
I am taking a college class this year and I chose to do a writing class because I enjoy writing and want to improve. Little did I know that this class wasn't just any writing class. This class takes a whole new approach to the way we were originally taught writing. In this class I… Continue reading Writing About Writing~College Class
According to my blog post title, I must have a writing buddy or I can't write. Is this true for other writers as well? When I say writing buddies, I don't mean the friends who say "Great job. I like it." or, "I can't wait till you finish. I will buy it." No. Not at… Continue reading Writing Buddies ~The Only Way I Can Write
I recently participated in the penprints flash fiction dash and had a lot of fun. I wasn't able to send in my story to Ms. Rosalie Valentine, due to the fact that I was working at a summer camp and had no way to send it. But I decided to post it on my blog… Continue reading Flash Fiction ~ Only Courage
Good Morning When the day is gone And night is here Sun says goodbye “Till morning my dear!” He lifts up his arms And sends me a kiss A sunset, chock full of bliss I watch with a smile And yawn after a while But the sky is not done Moon says “Just a bit… Continue reading Good Morning ~ An Original Farmgirl Poem
I had to write a history paper on the vikings for school one day and at the time I found out about it I was not very thrilled. I like writing but writing history papers isn't as fun as writing fiction. Then I had this great idea. What if I wrote a fiction paper for… Continue reading Who Said Writing School History Papers Had to Be Boring?
Some poems I wrote a couple years ago... #1. Sing like the wind Sing, loud and strong Be like the wind that blows with a throng Sing, soft and low Be like the wind that sweeps the grasses so Sing, sing like thunder Be like the rain that beats with a blunder Sing, sing with… Continue reading 4 Poems ~ Farmgirl Original Work
What do people read to get inspiration? If you are like me, you want to read something that fills you with a desire to write or do something great. As I have said many times, Fantasy is my go to. Surprisingly, I like and find reading non-fantasy inspires me to write fantasy. Lucy Maud Montgomery… Continue reading Finding Fantasy Inspiration
I have always admired fantasy worlds. They are worlds where bizarre things can happen, dream romances come true, and the creatures you have always wanted to meet are alive before your very eyes. That is what fantasy is to me. A dream come true. We all have a world we have always wanted to visit.… Continue reading Create A Fantasy World Map
Ok so I am inexperienced. I have been writing on the same novel for nearly 4 years now. (it's so close to being done!) I have written several short stories and have them sitting in my room waiting to be edited so I can publish. I even have art for some of them. But what… Continue reading Creating Lovable Characters~ Tips From The Inexperienced Farmgirl
