Cara Bristol is today's guest for Fika on Governing Ana. Today's topic is The Catch 22 of Writing Domestic Discipline Stories. I think this is a really interesting topic and because I'm lazy and because I think this is a great post, my post today will be about sending you to read another post.
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I'll be back with some fascinating post of my own soon. Really.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday---Las Vegas Style
Since I just returned from a trip to Las Vegas, I thought I'd feature Marcie's Luck Runs Out for Six Sentence Sunday. This story is part of my short story collection, The Long Arm of the Law. It's also available in the free spanking stories tab as Spanked in Las Vegas.
In this scene, Marcie is thinking about her husband, Daric, and their marriage.
It hadn’t always been that
way, but thanks to some changes that they’d made, starting exactly one year
ago, their marriage was the strongest that it had ever been and got stronger
every day.
Be sure to visit some of the other writers who are sharing Six Sentences from their work. You can find them here.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Nanowrimo
Nanowrimo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It's an event that happens every November where participants from all around the world spend 30 days writing their own 50,000 word novel. The idea behind Nanawrimo is to write without the constraints of an inner editor. If you're going to write an average of 1677 words per day, you can't labor over each one. There will be plenty of time for editing in December.
I've done this several times and it's a great motivator to just write without going back to tweak what I wrote yesterday.
How do you participate? First, you need to go to www.nanowrimo.org and sign up. You can also get there by clicking on the badge over there ----->.
When you sign up you can go to the Fun Stuff tab and get your own web badge for your blog. We'll be part of the cool kids club.
It's free and you can create an account with your spanko email and username or your real name. You can find me listed as Celeste Jones and we can be Nano friends and encourage each other.
On your page you can keep track of your word count. I don't know why, but watching that little meter fill in on my page motivates me.
You're a Winner if you write 50K words by the end of the month. You can fill in your own word count for the first couple weeks and after that you can cut and paste your document into the official word counter. Don't worry, they don't keep it (no matter how brilliant you think it is) and you'll get an official word count. Be sure to keep your own copy.
Throughout the month there are challenges through the site or you can find others on Twitter for word sprints. You can even get together with local groups at coffee shops and libraries for write ins.
There's lots of information available on the website. Here's are some basics from their website:
I've done this several times and it's a great motivator to just write without going back to tweak what I wrote yesterday.
How do you participate? First, you need to go to www.nanowrimo.org and sign up. You can also get there by clicking on the badge over there ----->.
When you sign up you can go to the Fun Stuff tab and get your own web badge for your blog. We'll be part of the cool kids club.
It's free and you can create an account with your spanko email and username or your real name. You can find me listed as Celeste Jones and we can be Nano friends and encourage each other.
On your page you can keep track of your word count. I don't know why, but watching that little meter fill in on my page motivates me.
You're a Winner if you write 50K words by the end of the month. You can fill in your own word count for the first couple weeks and after that you can cut and paste your document into the official word counter. Don't worry, they don't keep it (no matter how brilliant you think it is) and you'll get an official word count. Be sure to keep your own copy.
Throughout the month there are challenges through the site or you can find others on Twitter for word sprints. You can even get together with local groups at coffee shops and libraries for write ins.
There's lots of information available on the website. Here's are some basics from their website:
The rules state that, to be an official NaNoWriMo winner, you must…
- Write a 50,000-word (or longer!) novel, between November 1 and November 30.
- Start from scratch. None of your own previously written prose can be included in your NaNoWriMo draft (though outlines, character sketches, and research are all fine, as are citations from other people’s works).
- Write a novel. We define a novel as a lengthy work of fiction. If you consider the book you’re writing a novel, we consider it a novel too!
- Be the sole author of your novel. Apart from those citations mentioned two bullet-points up.
- Write more than one word repeated 50,000 times.
- Upload your novel for word-count validation to our site between November 25 and November 30.
With just a couple weeks to go before November 1 (how is that possible?) you can use this time to register, work on outlines, buy frozen dinners for your family and get yourself pumped up.
Even if you never edit or attempt to publish what you write (I still have several Nano projects on my hard drive) it's a great feeling to reach 50,000 words. You can do it! Go sign up and come back and let me know.
Anybody out there who has participated in the past----any tips for newbies?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Writing Wednesday---Spellcheck Isn't Proofreading
I cod right an entree book about whey I hot Spellcheck.
Spellcheck said that was a perfectly good sentence. Why? Because all the words, though used incorrectly, were spelled properly.
And that, my friends, is why I hate Spellcheck.
Just today I saw the phrase "defiantly confirming" writtten by professionals.
I once had a student turn in a paper stating that someday he'd like to join a "blowing team". Wonder what the tryouts are like.
Sure, Spellcheck can be handy, but it's not enough. Proofreading, preferably by someone besides you, is best. Why? Because if you have written, re-written and read a passage several times, your brain automatically tells you that it says what you meant for it to say. Fresh eyes will be able to pick out the omitted or misused words.
Spellcheck also doesn't catch inconsistencies in your story. If a secondary character is Celeste the first time she's mentioned and then becomes Cecile the next time, Spellcheck won't notice. But your readers might.
Please don't go through all my blog posts and books to find all my editing mistakes. I know I'm not perfect. My point is simply that writing is hard work and it's often tedious, but those tasks are necessary for a good finished product.
What about the rest of you? What are some Spellcheck clunkers that you've seen?
Spellcheck said that was a perfectly good sentence. Why? Because all the words, though used incorrectly, were spelled properly.
And that, my friends, is why I hate Spellcheck.
Just today I saw the phrase "defiantly confirming" writtten by professionals.
I once had a student turn in a paper stating that someday he'd like to join a "blowing team". Wonder what the tryouts are like.
Sure, Spellcheck can be handy, but it's not enough. Proofreading, preferably by someone besides you, is best. Why? Because if you have written, re-written and read a passage several times, your brain automatically tells you that it says what you meant for it to say. Fresh eyes will be able to pick out the omitted or misused words.
Spellcheck also doesn't catch inconsistencies in your story. If a secondary character is Celeste the first time she's mentioned and then becomes Cecile the next time, Spellcheck won't notice. But your readers might.
Please don't go through all my blog posts and books to find all my editing mistakes. I know I'm not perfect. My point is simply that writing is hard work and it's often tedious, but those tasks are necessary for a good finished product.
What about the rest of you? What are some Spellcheck clunkers that you've seen?
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
I'm Baaaack
Hi Everyone!
I've had my blog on auto-pilot for most of the last week while I've been out and about. I had lots of fun, but now I'm back and eager to re-connect with all of you. I'll probably also need to re-acquaint myself with the washer, dryer and vacuum cleaner, but let's not talk about that.
My apologies to my usual visitors and the blogs I usually visit. I hope to be caught up with commenting, blogging and tweeting very soon.
It's nice to be back!
I've had my blog on auto-pilot for most of the last week while I've been out and about. I had lots of fun, but now I'm back and eager to re-connect with all of you. I'll probably also need to re-acquaint myself with the washer, dryer and vacuum cleaner, but let's not talk about that.
My apologies to my usual visitors and the blogs I usually visit. I hope to be caught up with commenting, blogging and tweeting very soon.
It's nice to be back!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday
It's October, so that means we're all getting ready for Halloween. The Spanking Writers are planning a big event with Halloween short stories all around bloggerville. Stay tuned for more details. But, in the mean time, I'm sharing Six Sentences from The Assignment, which is part of The Long Arm of The Law, my short story collection.
Wendy, our heroine, is buying Halloween candy and observes the following conversation in the checkout line between a child and the cashier.
The tot grinned, and a trail of chocolate-laced saliva dribbled out the side of her mouth. "An ugly, nasty, old witch!" she exclaimed.
"Nasty old witches are the best---I'm sure you'll have lots of fun and gets lots of candy."
The child seemed pleased by this prediction and attacked the bag of chocolate with glee as the cart headed to the parking lot.
Wendy's stomach knotted, and the fingers on her right hand began to twitch. She squeezed the handle of the cart until her knuckles were white and reminded herself of the oath that she had sworn when she took this assignment----No Magic----then she placed her items on the check-out counter.
You can check out Six Sentence Samples from a multitude of other writers here.
Wendy, our heroine, is buying Halloween candy and observes the following conversation in the checkout line between a child and the cashier.
The tot grinned, and a trail of chocolate-laced saliva dribbled out the side of her mouth. "An ugly, nasty, old witch!" she exclaimed.
"Nasty old witches are the best---I'm sure you'll have lots of fun and gets lots of candy."
The child seemed pleased by this prediction and attacked the bag of chocolate with glee as the cart headed to the parking lot.
Wendy's stomach knotted, and the fingers on her right hand began to twitch. She squeezed the handle of the cart until her knuckles were white and reminded herself of the oath that she had sworn when she took this assignment----No Magic----then she placed her items on the check-out counter.
You can check out Six Sentence Samples from a multitude of other writers here.
Friday, October 5, 2012
A Balancing Act
Recently I was out of town for a few days with limited (ok, almost zero) internet access. It was scary, but then a funny thing happened...the world kept spinning even without my fascinating blog posts or tweets. No crises arrived in my email inbox (because they never really do) and no one ranted about not hearing from me (that hurt a tiny bit, but I'm ok).
And...I relaxed. Being connected all the time makes me anxious, like I'm missing something and I have to constantly be available for the latest email, tweets and blogposts. Disconnecting helped me gain some perspective.
I've had a couple of different work from home jobs and overall, I love that option. But, one problem with it is that work is always there. You can shut the office door (or, in my case, clear off the kitchen table), but you know it's there and calling you.
As a writer, your work is never really done because once one book is done, there's always at least one more to write. It's sort of like getting all the laundry done and sitting back and thinking you'll never have to do another load...ha!
So, how about you? Do you feel like you might be too connected? How do you find a balance? Any tips or pointers for the rest of us?
P.S. I realize that a blog post about taking time away from the internet seems counterintuitive. It might be, but this is what's on my mind this morning.
And...I relaxed. Being connected all the time makes me anxious, like I'm missing something and I have to constantly be available for the latest email, tweets and blogposts. Disconnecting helped me gain some perspective.
I've had a couple of different work from home jobs and overall, I love that option. But, one problem with it is that work is always there. You can shut the office door (or, in my case, clear off the kitchen table), but you know it's there and calling you.
As a writer, your work is never really done because once one book is done, there's always at least one more to write. It's sort of like getting all the laundry done and sitting back and thinking you'll never have to do another load...ha!
So, how about you? Do you feel like you might be too connected? How do you find a balance? Any tips or pointers for the rest of us?
P.S. I realize that a blog post about taking time away from the internet seems counterintuitive. It might be, but this is what's on my mind this morning.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Writing Wednesday---I'm Visiting Sophie Sansregret
I'm visiting Sophie Sansregret to talk about women, independence and submission. Please stop by and join the conversation.
Update---sorry. I had the wrong link, but now I think it's correct. Please stop by!
Update---sorry. I had the wrong link, but now I think it's correct. Please stop by!
Monday, October 1, 2012
Chat Amongst Yourselves
I'm going to be out of town and I'm not sure how much access I will have to the internet. I'm trying not to panic.
So, while I'm gone, I'm going to encourage you to visit the blogs on my blogroll and maybe make some new friends. But don't replace me because I'll be back!
So, while I'm gone, I'm going to encourage you to visit the blogs on my blogroll and maybe make some new friends. But don't replace me because I'll be back!
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday
Happy Sunday!
This week I thought I'd show a little love to Twenty One Days to a Better Attitude. Darcy's new neighbor has decreed that he will be at her house every Saturday night to spank her. This week, he's decided to add some corner time, though it takes Darcy a minute or two to figure out his intent.
Ben took her hand, but instead of leading her to the bed, he led her to
the corner of the room. He gripped her shoulders and turned her to face the
wall.
Thanks for stopping by. Please visit the many other Six Sentence Sunday participants.
This week I thought I'd show a little love to Twenty One Days to a Better Attitude. Darcy's new neighbor has decreed that he will be at her house every Saturday night to spank her. This week, he's decided to add some corner time, though it takes Darcy a minute or two to figure out his intent.
Ben took her hand, but instead of leading her to the bed, he led her to
the corner of the room. He gripped her shoulders and turned her to face the
wall.
This could be interesting, she
thought.
A thrill went through her when she felt Ben reach under her skirt and
pull her panties down around her ankles. I
guess he’s not much into foreplay... Or maybe he just can’t wait.
Hot breath filled her ear. “In order to make the
effect of the spanking last longer, you’re going to do some corner time. Thanks for stopping by. Please visit the many other Six Sentence Sunday participants.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
A Challenge from Sophie Sansregret
Sophie Sansregret has posted a challenge on her blog and called me out. Well...
The challenge is to find the word LOOK in your current work in progress and then post the sentences around it. Choose your three favorite Looks to post.
Mine are from my current work in progrees: Newlywed...Again the story of a couple in their 40s who are taking a second (or third) chance on love.
*****
******
Mine are from my current work in progrees: Newlywed...Again the story of a couple in their 40s who are taking a second (or third) chance on love.
*****
We checked in to the
hotel, one of the strip casinos, and headed for our room. As we approached the
room, excitement hurried me along. Even though we’d agreed on a regular room,
I’d booked us a suite. I knew Jack would love the surprise.
I let him open the door and then he attempted to carry me
over the threshold, but given his bad back and my middle aged ass, I suggested
we save our energy for consummating our marriage. Besides, I wanted to see the LOOK on his face
when he saw the suite and if he was straining under my weight it might be hard
for him to focus.
******
Jack was so handsome it made my heart ache to LOOK at him
and realize that he loved me. Me. And wanted to spend the rest of his life with
me. Me. Can you believe it? I hardly can. In fact, I’d become so determined
that there was no man out there for me that I’d stopped shaving my legs. What
was the point?
On the fourth day of my cavewoman experiment the dog rubbed
up against my calf and left a tuft of hair, so I started to at least shave
anything in the dog’s range.
*****
Like
a moth to a flame, I headed for, well, head. I crawled onto the
lower part of the bed and knelt between his legs and took his cock into my mouth. All of it. All the way down to the shaft. I nestled his balls in my right hand, grasped the base of his shaft in my left and slid my mouth and hand up and down the length of him in unison.
lower part of the bed and knelt between his legs and took his cock into my mouth. All of it. All the way down to the shaft. I nestled his balls in my right hand, grasped the base of his shaft in my left and slid my mouth and hand up and down the length of him in unison.
I LOOKEd up at Jack, because I sort of like having an
audience and knowing that my efforts are appreciated gets me hot. He did not
disappoint. Propped up on a couple of
pillows so he could watch, Jack smiled his approval. Our eyes met and I felt
him get even harder against my tongue.
****
I've learned that I use "look" pretty frequently so I might need to get a thesaurus. A fun challenge, Sophie. Thanks!
And now I'm throwing down the challenge to:
Friday, September 28, 2012
Congratulations Adaline Raine
Finally made it to 100,000 page views! Thanks everyone and just because the contest is over, doesn't mean you should stop commenting.
Congratulations to Adaline Raine, the winner of the drawing. I used Random.org (thanks to Cara Bristol for telling me about that handy tool). There were 89 comments (other than my own).
Now, on to 200K!
Congratulations to Adaline Raine, the winner of the drawing. I used Random.org (thanks to Cara Bristol for telling me about that handy tool). There were 89 comments (other than my own).
Now, on to 200K!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
It's Gonna Be A Big Day
I can just feel it.
For one thing, it looks like today should be the day that we finally hit 100,000 page views. Yay!
Thank you so much to all of your for visiting and commenting.
Once the meter hits 100K it will be time for the drawing for an Amazon gift card. There's still time to enter, just leave a comment and include your email address.
Other things that make this a big day:
I'm going to send my current work in progress, Newlywed...Again off to my critique partner. This is both wonderful and terrifying. I'll be glad to have it out of my hands for a couple of days, but I'll wait with bated breath (whatever that means) to get it back from her and hope she doesn't suggest that I find another line of work.
At 8 pm EST the new season of The Big Bang Theory will be on. Please don't call between 8 and 8:30.
I'm going to clean my house. I hope you were sitting down for that.
What about you? What's going to make today a great day for you?
For one thing, it looks like today should be the day that we finally hit 100,000 page views. Yay!
Thank you so much to all of your for visiting and commenting.
Once the meter hits 100K it will be time for the drawing for an Amazon gift card. There's still time to enter, just leave a comment and include your email address.
Other things that make this a big day:
I'm going to send my current work in progress, Newlywed...Again off to my critique partner. This is both wonderful and terrifying. I'll be glad to have it out of my hands for a couple of days, but I'll wait with bated breath (whatever that means) to get it back from her and hope she doesn't suggest that I find another line of work.
At 8 pm EST the new season of The Big Bang Theory will be on. Please don't call between 8 and 8:30.
I'm going to clean my house. I hope you were sitting down for that.
What about you? What's going to make today a great day for you?
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