I’ll admit. When I was writing this story–The Devil’s Tri-Tone–brainstorming the story, I was thinking, “what the heck am I going to do for an outro? How can I spin a horror story into ‘Something Good’ for you all to leave with?” But as always, if I have a little faith in the process, and just go with the flow, it always comes to me.
Category: Takeaway Idea (From Story)
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“What it’s All About…”
There are so many things on my mind with this story (BREAK A LEG). Some obvious things that might also be rattling around in your mind right now, and some personal things specific to me as well. Writing this story filled me with a similar feeling as when I was writing my very first story, “The Toy Rocket.” The feeling, and knowing, that those dearly departed were with me throughout the writing process. My Grandparents, my Uncle Mike, and also more recently, my cousin, Chris. They were a big influence on the characters and the messages flowing throughout. Because I just feel so happy when I think about them. Period.
And that’s a major thing that I really got and grasped from them all, and from so many other people in my life. Which is also the main idea of this story.
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Show and Tell
(MY NOVEL UPDATE) – This weekend I attended the Writers Workshop in Charlotte, NC and it gave me some great knowledge and insight into the World of Publishing. I also took away a thought, and an overall attitude, that I think we all can benefit from adopting. That attitude comes from the GOAT!
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All in Time
(MY NOVEL UPDATE) Last we left off, it was time to put up or shut up, right? Time to write! Well, I, of course, did that. There were definitely some ups and downs during the last two weeks. Times of progress, and times locked in a stand-still; me versus the blank screen. There was an important lesson though that comes out of it all. Something we can learn from the life of a flower, or the birth of a child.
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The Corner
(MY NOVEL UPDATE) The journey towards writing my first novel is well underway. Listen in and find out where I’m at, and learn two really amazing lessons I’ve learned and incorporated into my journey so far. One of them is a lesson from Dan Brown!