the Prompt Club

  • Wrapping up a month of Story

    Keeping with the previous October posts, I thought I’d make a month of it and provide you with a sneak peek into Foe Be Us : Phobias Book 2, a collection of short stories (to be released at a later date), based on your darkest fears. Like Ombrophobia, the fear of rain. Lucky Penny Hannah and

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  • A Story for your Reading Pleasure

    Crazy busy weekend, too many thoughts to share, none cohesive, so I’m cheating and sharing a story I wrote for The Prompt Club many years ago. The prompt was, “The First Time”. I hope you enjoy. The First Time I Killed Someone Well, technically the first time I killed someone, it was an accident. Even

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  • Free Time, a short story

    I was talking to a reader about my novel Pocket Money yesterday and in a slip of the tongue, it was called Pocket Change. That reminded me I had written a short story titled Pocket Change. Pocket Money is a psychological thriller about four friends who reunite for a day of memories…and murder.  (And it’s

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  • When one chapter closes…

    When one chapter closes…

    It’s easier than I would have thought to say goodbye to In Print. As a founding member, I guess I let the organization go when I stepped down from ALL responsibilities. I held many titles, wore many hats, and accomplished many amazing things through the Professional Writers Organization I helped begin with fellow writers Kristin

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  • The Prompt Club

    The Prompt Club

    The Prompt Club was one of the many things I started through In Print Professional Writers Organization. Based on my earlier experiences with DAWGs (DeKalb Area Writer’s Group), The Prompt Club met once a month and wrote a one thousand word story to a shared prompt. We would select from a list of suggestions provided

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  • What I’m Working on Now

    What I’m Working on Now

    I am so excited to be in the middle of a new/old project. As you may or may not know, November is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is a writing challenge where you try to hit a word count goal of 50,000 words in 30 days. Originally, I thought I would focus on the follow

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  • We celebrated our In Print five year anniversary this past Saturday at Cliffbreakers. As a founding member, I was asked (cough*required*cough) to speak. I struggled with my words, not because I don’t have a million awesome things to say about In Print, but because I worried that the five original founders might be sharing the

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  • Christine Collins Cacciatore

    It’s an honor to introduce today’s SuperStar Guest Blogger, Christine Cacciatore, also known as Poopwa Foley. Because life with a funny nickname is just… better. I met Chris through In Print Professional Writers’ Organization. But I believe we were sisters in another lifetime. She says, does, and writes things that I have, would, or might. From girl

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  • 12×12

    Twelve by Twelve has become a pretty popular way to reference things– especially in the new year. Twelve months, one goal a month, twelve goals met. I’ve seen it used by publishers whose goal is to publish twelve great books a year. I’ve seen it referenced in a blog about dieting– less specific, you make your

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  • Drawing a Blank

    Drawing a Blank

    Most Mondays I come to the computer with some sort of idea for my blog. Some Mondays I have so many potential subjects that I have trouble deciding. Then there are the Mondays like this one… I got nothin’. As an author and artist, I am ALWAYS facing a blank page or canvas. It’s not

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