Paddy O’Malley threw his cards down in disgust. He was busted again. He tossed off his whisky and stood, his chair scraping against the saloon’s wooden floor. “That’s me done,” he said, before staggering to the swinging doors. Saturday night…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Writing Contests
Contests are a terrific way to spur your productivity. I’ve been putting some thought into these lately, and I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you. All of these have NO entry fee. Blog Battle–happens weekly at http://rachaelritchey.com/category/weekly-entries-to-blogbattle/. Follow…
Tagged with: Baen, Blog Battle, Cathleen Townsend, On the Premises, The Cult of Me, Thinkerbeat, Writers of the Future
Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
My 100th Post, with Contest!
Okay, so it’s a small milestone, perhaps. Still, I’ve made it this far, and I want to thank everyone reading this post. I don’t think I would’ve kept going if it weren’t for all you lovely people clicking the little…
Split Infinitives
Originally posted on Hannah McCall:
An infinitive is the form of a verb made by adding to to its stem (e.g. to go or to do). It is often argued that there should never be anything between the to and…
Interview with Michael Brookes
Michael Brookes is an Executive Producer with a leading UK games developer. Working in games and writing are two of his life passions and he considers himself fortunate to be able to indulge them both. He lives in the east…
Tagged with: Conversations in the Abyss, Elite Legacy, Faust 2.0, Michael Brookes, Sun Dragon, The Cult of Me, The Last True Demon
Posted in Author Interviews
Posted in Author Interviews
Interview with Rachael Ritchey
Rachael Ritchey is the author of The Beauty Thief, a first in the Chronicles of the Twelve Realms series, who also hosts a weekly writing prompt on her website called Blog Battle. She’s a native Idahoan who knows next to…
Blog Battle
Blog Battle is a terrific thing I discovered on Twitter (using #BlogBattle), but it really takes place on blogs. Rachael Ritchey started it over a year ago, and it’s quite fun. I’ve participated many times now, and it’s always been…
Tagged with: #BlogBattle, Blog Battle, Cathleen Townsend, flash fiction, Rachael Ritchey, short story, writing prompt
Posted in Blogging
Posted in Blogging
Cathleen Townsend 