Hey all, Sam here. Weekend Writer is back! As I mentioned in a previous post, I am making some changes to how this blog series works, mostly because I was spending so much time prepping and writing these weekly posts and it left me so drained. I absolutely loved writing all the writing posts and… Continue reading Weekend Writer: February 2024 Prompts
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Weekend Writer: January Prompt Share
Hey all, Sam here. Wow, what a month it has been. I had fully planned on making a grand return to blogging to start my 2024 off on the right foot...but, of course, January loves to throw curveballs at me. We had a few extra cold and snowy days in the early part of the… Continue reading Weekend Writer: January Prompt Share
Top Twenty Reads of 2023
Hey all, Sam here. It feels like I'm a little behind schedule with this post, but I promise that I'm not. Usually in the last week or two of a year, I see so many posts and videos and reels where bookternet folks are posting their top ten reads of the year...and sure, there's nothing… Continue reading Top Twenty Reads of 2023
Weekend Writer: January Prompts
Hey all, Sam here. Weekend Writer is back! As I mentioned in a previous post, I am making some changes to how this blog series works, mostly because I was spending so much time prepping and writing these weekly posts and it left me so drained. I absolutely loved writing all the writing posts and… Continue reading Weekend Writer: January Prompts
Goals for 2024
Hey all, Sam here. Usually when it comes time for a new year, a lot of people start making New Year's Resolutions...and some even manage to stick to them. Overall though, I tend to see so many of those resolutions get dropped early on in the year...which is why I prefer to set goals for… Continue reading Goals for 2024
2024 Anticipated Reads (So Far)
Hey all, Sam here. Hello everyone...can I just say that 2024 is already looking like an incredible reading year? I'm very excited about it. Not only are there a lot of exciting upcoming releases, but I also still have this awesome backlog of books to work my way through as well. Okay, so basically I… Continue reading 2024 Anticipated Reads (So Far)
Weekend Writer: No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty – Chapter One
Hey all, Sam here. Even with taking out the chapter's title from this post's title, it still feels like a long title. I guess that's what happens when the book has a long title and so do some of the chapters. That's okay though. Anyway, hello, and welcome back to Weekend Writer. NaNoWriMo is coming.… Continue reading Weekend Writer: No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty – Chapter One
Weekend Writer: Writing with Emotion, Tension, & Conflict by Cheryl St. John Chapters 1
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to another bookish deep dive for Weekend Writer. So, if you've been paying attention, I was supposed to spend this month finishing up my deep dive into The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass...but I just wasn't connecting to the book and it just wasn't working for me.… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Writing with Emotion, Tension, & Conflict by Cheryl St. John Chapters 1
Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Wrap Up
Hey all, Sam and David here. Okay, this might end up being a bit long. Well, at least it's certainly going to be a whole bunch of photos, so I don't think we're going to take too long with the intro section. We've tried for the most part to divide things up day by day… Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Wrap Up
Weekend Writer: August Prompts
Hey all, Sam here. It is Gen Con Day Two! We have quite a bit on our schedules, between panels and game playtests and of course wandering the exhibit hall, and there's a few game drops that we're really hoping we're lucky enough to snag, so we'll see what happens. Obviously, since I'm writing this… Continue reading Weekend Writer: August Prompts
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