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  • All the POVs in the world and you had to walk in to mine.

    All the POVs in the world and you had to walk in to mine.Point of view is a major tool in any writer’s toolbox. The chosen point of view can drastically change the theme and tone of any given story. A lot of writers avoid second-person, the “You” viewpoint, like the plague. I’ve used it…

  • My Virtual Life

    My Virtual LifeWriter’s love the internet and use it for a variety of purposes. It is a wealth of information for research, publication, networking, and entertainment. The Confabulator Cafe is putting together a list of resources and asked each of it’s contributors for their favorites. See mine at:http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/05/my-virtual-life/  

  • Fifty Dollar Crossroads

    “Destiny is no matter of chance. It’s a matter of choice…” – William Jennings Bryan The tree that is your life has many branches breaking off in various directions. Sometimes, it seems there is no reasoning behind which way the branches go, but on you climb, wondering what the view will be like from the…

  • “Collectors” Free Flash Fiction from The Confabulator Cafe

    “Collectors” Free Flash Fiction from The Confabulator CafeThe Confabulator Cafe asked its writers to come up with a flash fiction story. The catch was the first and last line were decided for us. The rest was up to our imaginations and a thousand words. Alatir and Rakiel are low-level imps collecting souls for a trading…

  • Decisively, A Writer

    Decisively, A WriterThere are lots of things that get in the way of a writers pursuit of his art. The Confabulator Cafe has asked how I deal with those obstacles, both good and bad.  See my answer at www.confabulatorcafe.com. 

  • The Exotic Mundane – The Confabulator Cafe

    The Exotic Mundane – The Confabulator CafeThis week, in my posting at The Confabulator Cafe, I discuss how real life no only creeps in to my writing, but that I encourage it to do so. See what I have to say at www.confabulatorcafe.com 

  • Pressing the Reset Button

    “If some people didn’t tell you, you’d never know they’d been away on a vacation.” – Kin Hubbar Vacation is a time of peace and relaxation meant to give you a break from the day to day. So how is it Thursday already? I have been off from my day job since last Friday, but…

  • Raised by Giants

    Raised by GiantsThis week, over at The Confabulator Cafe, I write about how I use what I learn from other writers in my own work. Check out “Raised by Giants” at www.confabulatorcafe.com. 

  • Teaching Turkeys to Fly and New Flash Fiction!

    Teaching Turkeys to FlyEditing is one of the most time-consuming aspects of a writing career. See what I have to say about how I re-write at The Confabulator Cafe.

  • C Is for Cat

    C Is for CatI have written a new original flash fiction piece for The Confabulator Cafe. The challenge was to write a piece of under 1000 words based on a picture I was assigned. The picture was selected from Flickr using my last name and my birth date.Please read it at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/03/c-is-for-cat-flash-fiction/ and thank you…