What Are the Very Best Jokes about Aging — Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 / Sheila McIntrye Good, Author / 3 Comments

Originally posted on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life: Don’t you just love a good laugh? Well,thanks to Sally- here’s a few.

Originally posted on Nutsrok: Top 10 Best Old Age Jokes #10 Two senior ladies met for the first time since graduating from high school. One asked the other, “You were always so organized in school, did you manage to live a well planned life?” “Oh yes,” said her friend. “My first marriage was to a…

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Fall Leaves

November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 / Sheila McIntrye Good, Author / 3 Comments

Check out my latest flash fiction story; Fall Leaves on The Drabble.

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By Sheila M. Good

The weight of Kayla’s backpack was nothing compared to the disappointment of finding Ben with Selma. God, she felt stupid. She kicked the leaves covering the path, unaware of the muffled footsteps behind her.

He came from nowhere pulling her into the deserted park. She didn’t have the chance to scream. He threw her backpack to the ground scattering leaves like colorful confetti.
“Strip,” he said.

The ground, like the steel blade of his knife, felt cold against her skin.

Kayla squeezed her eyes, dug her nails into the bed of leaves, and prayed for an early spring.

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EDITING 101: 02 – Description Depression…

September 9, 2016October 22, 2016 / Sheila McIntrye Good, Author / 3 Comments

Descriptions, like backstory can be difficult for writers. When and how to introduce a character, setting, or motivation, if not done well comes across like a glob of information dumped in the middle of the page. When this happens, the readers often skips ahead or stops reading.

Chris the story reading Ape, does a great job discussing descriptions in the post below. Be sure to let him know you like it.
Also, for additional help with descriptions, check out the Physical Feature Thesaurus and The Urban/Rural Settings Thesaurus at http://writershelping writers.net.

Thanks Chris!

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Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others.

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Do You Have Description Depression?

Are you a writer who uses rich, lush descriptions for their settings and characters? Or one who just wants “the facts, Ma’am, just the facts”? Is it an effort to decide how much description to use, where, and exactly what?

If you struggle with Description Depression in your writing, you’re not alone. There isn’t a “correct” way to use description in fiction, although, in my humble opinion, you’re better off using too little than too much.

In over describing, a writer runs the risk of annoying their readers. Many readers admit to skipping over large amounts of description. It didn’t used to be that way. Before the age of movies, television, the Internet, and smartphones…

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