Take Ten Thursday: Writing Prompt

Welcome to Take Ten Thursday at Where the Butterflies Go! Thanks for dropping in. Your writing prompt today is this photo, taken at our local winter festival. Snow taffy and later, in Spring, 'sugaring off' or going to the 'sugar shack' is part of the culture around here. If it's not something you're familiar with …

Take Ten Thursday Writing Prompt

Today I'd like to start something with you readers called Take Ten Thursday. Ten sit ups? Ten Coffees? You can do those things too, sure, but I'm encouraging you to spend JUST TEN MINUTES today on writing. It can be poetry. It can be prose. It can be the start of a novel. It can …

Do Not Think…Just Write.

Do not 'Think' you have a book inside of you. Go from 'Think' to 'Do!' by scribbling or typing some of it down -at least 1,000 words of it- without editing it as you go. Do it today. Do not tear up what you've done, or allow yourself to listen to the voices telling you …

Another Five Star Review for Three Spaces!

THREE SPACES 5.0 out of 5 stars A self-contained trilogy of insight in microcosm and macro-wisdom January 16, 2014 By Carl J Dubois Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase The concept of "Three Spaces" is more genius than appears at first glance. Public Space and Personal Space are prelude and context for Cyberspace, and they set up beautifully …

What I’m Up To When I’m Not Tweeting/on Facebook

-In edits this month and next for my novel Strangely, Incredibly Good (more news on that from my new publisher next week!) -Negotiating sale of poem 'The Day You Looked Me In The Eyes' (Three Spaces) to Oxford U. Press! It will be used for a teacher's resource guide to teach their UK syllabus; anticipated …