A Short Story: Etched

I mentioned at some point this year about a writing contest/challenge that I entered called symphony of words. Rosalie Valentine of the blog Penprints made the announcement of a new challenge/contest. While I didn't win or anything and had no prospects to, I did enjoy the lovely writing time I got in and the creativeness…

College News & A Writing Contest

I'm at college now, and wow. It's been an adventure this past week. Classes start tomorrow and I'm really excited to jump into my music classes. With my major being a music ed degree, I just loaded up on fun music classes for the semester. They may be difficult but I'm glad that I have…

Interviews with Teen Girl Writers

Did you know that we are surrounded by teen girl writers? I can name many who live near me and others who live far away. Their creativity and passion inspires me immensely. To think that behind the mask of mortal human flesh, the wheels of spirit and soul are turning and crafting worlds; etching them…

~Liebster Award~

Hi everyone! I just got nominated for the Liebster Award! Thank you for nominating me: https://anunfinishedstory.home.blog/ Please check out Miss Sullivan's blog. Her content is so uplifting and her walk with Christ is very inspiring. Thank you again for the award. 🙂 Just in case you were wondering... "The Liebster Award 2017 is an award…

10 Quotes From Authors I Love

We all have books we love to read. As time goes on, we learn to love the people who wrote them too. Even if we don't know the author personally, or even got acquainted with them face-to-face, we still find ourselves loving or respecting them. As an author writes, they take a bit of themselves…

~Sneak Peek Novel Scenes…shhh~

The Time of The Dangers~ (key words: WIP~ work in progress; TTOTD~ The time of the dangers;) -All photos and drawings are my own work- Anyone else have the novel editing blues? (meaning, you feel overwhelmed and starting up office word just gives you another dose of reality; Your novel is in the most terrible…

The Birth of an Author

The Birth of an Author             Before I found a love of writing, my views on the subject were very narrow. I believed that writers were amazingly gifted people and that most authors were scholarly adults. I never thought a child or a teenager like myself could ever write a book, but that was until…

Obtaining Authority In Writing

          Obtaining Authority In Writing I am a writer. I write to be free from everyday life, to grow in knowledge, and to share my experiences and dreams with others. I consider myself a writer because I am able to tell stories and communicate with the use of words. In recent days, I have discovered…

~The Book Worm Writer Tag~

The book worm writer is a new tag I created. I thought it would be fun to pass around. Let's begin! If you were to read one book,( aside from the Holy Bible) and only that book for the rest of your life, what book would that be? (I know that sounds terrible but it…

A Christmas Gift Guide For Fantasy Writers

I intended this post to be for writers who know other writers. I wanted to give ideas on Christmas presents that other writers can get for fantasy writers. Hopefully some of these ideas will fit your writing friends.  Fill a mason quart jar with tiny rolls or folded slips of paper. Each paper should have…

Writing About Writing~College Class

I am taking a college class this year and I chose to do a writing class because I enjoy writing and want to improve. Little did I know that this class wasn't just any writing class. This class takes a whole new approach to the way we were originally taught writing. In this class I…

Writing Buddies ~The Only Way I Can Write

According to my blog post title, I must have a writing buddy or I can't write. Is this true for other writers as well? When I say writing buddies, I don't mean the friends who say "Great job. I like it." or, "I can't wait till you finish. I will buy it." No. Not at…

Novel Editing ~ Beginning The Monster

I am finally doing it. The first draft of my 120,000 word novel is done. It looks like a skeleton and sounds like one but when I am done with it, it will hopefully be something to be proud of. Am I proud of it right now? In a way yes, but I look at…

Flash Fiction ~ Only Courage

I recently participated in the penprints flash fiction dash  and had a lot of fun. I wasn't able to send in my story to Ms. Rosalie Valentine, due to the fact that I was working at a summer camp and had no way to send it. But I decided to post it on my blog…

Good Morning ~ An Original Farmgirl Poem

Good Morning When the day is gone And night is here Sun says goodbye “Till morning my dear!” He lifts up his arms And sends me a kiss A sunset, chock full of bliss I watch with a smile And yawn after a while But the sky is not done Moon says “Just a bit…

Who Said Writing School History Papers Had to Be Boring?

I had to write a history paper on the vikings for school one day and at the time I found out about it I was not very thrilled. I like writing but writing history papers isn't as fun as writing fiction. Then I had this great idea. What if I wrote a fiction paper for…

4 Poems ~ Farmgirl Original Work

Some poems I wrote a couple years ago...  #1. Sing like the wind Sing, loud and strong Be like the wind that blows with a throng Sing, soft and low Be like the wind that sweeps the grasses so Sing, sing like thunder Be like the rain that beats with a blunder Sing, sing with…

Finding Fantasy Inspiration

What do people read to get inspiration? If you are like me, you want to read something that fills you with a desire to write or do something great. As I have said many times, Fantasy is my go to. Surprisingly, I like and find reading non-fantasy inspires me to write fantasy. Lucy Maud Montgomery…

Create A Fantasy World Map

I have always admired fantasy worlds.  They are worlds where bizarre things can happen, dream romances come true, and the creatures you have always wanted to meet are alive before your very eyes. That is what fantasy is to me. A dream come true. We all have a world we have always wanted to visit.…

Creating Lovable Characters~ Tips From The Inexperienced Farmgirl

Ok so I am inexperienced. I have been writing on the same novel for nearly 4 years now. (it's so close to being done!) I have written several short stories and have them sitting in my room waiting to be edited so I can publish. I even have art for some of them. But what…