Ever heard the saying: There is no such thing as a stupid question? Ever hugged those words to your secret self while your cheeks flame and your lips tremble, while you wish, fervently, that a bus would appear out of nowhere and mow you down? No? Rather than assume your imagination is a little lessContinueContinue reading “Stupid Questions”
Tag Archives: writing
Plot Holes
I just found a plot hole in my copy-edited manuscript. The manuscript they plan to put a cover on and try to sell. It’s in the first chapter. Not on the first page, but… IT’S IN THE FIRST CHAPTER. I can plug the hole with a single sentence. It’s not a huge tear in theContinueContinue reading “Plot Holes”
Otherworldly Landscapes
I often feature photographs that seem to capture otherworldly landscapes. It’s a habit and a hobby to look at abstract images and wonder what they might be before finding out what they actually are. I imagine alien landscapes, or apocalypses. Far flung planets or obscure corners of our own. Sometimes the photos depict just that,ContinueContinue reading “Otherworldly Landscapes”
Why I Keep a Blog
I started this blog about a year ago, about two weeks after submitting my manuscript to Entangled Publishing. Optimistically, I read the guidelines of what the publisher expected of an author. One element was a presence on the internet. I had that, but not, I suspected, in a way that would be particularly useful. If I gotContinueContinue reading “Why I Keep a Blog”
Red Swarm
I’ve written a few posts (I call them rambles) about pictures that fire my imagination. I keep a list of links and photos, adding to it when I see an image that shrieks: Weird, alien, story. The three words can be taken separately or combined. The last of these links begged to be examined right away,ContinueContinue reading “Red Swarm”
Kelly Jensen 