Before I tackle this month’s question and Insecure Writer’s Support Group post , I must give you my usual writing-health report. Writing one-handed through pain and med-induced drowsiness, is now exacerbated by using the second arm/hand to massage or lift myself. Hence snail progress… or, apologies, none. Thus, this post is delayed… and nearly missed the … Continue reading
My 2022 WEP-IWSG Challenges entries, bar February’s, were my ongoing Ukraine stories, so I resolve to continue them until there is a just conclusion to the horrendous war. For those new to this ongoing creation, please note, this present day tale began with my World War II story Feathered Fire, which introduced the Chayka family from … Continue reading
Before I tackle this month’s question and Insecure Writer’s Support Group post , I must give you some news that was uplifting going forward. I was chosen as Runner-Up in the WEP-IWSG’s December Challenge The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face with my story Swords to Ploughshares. Writing fiction set against a horrific war has … Continue reading
My December WEP-IWSG Challenge post, using ‘The first time ever I saw your face’ prompt was missing what was outlined as Act 3. However, I felt I needed to write and post this next Part of my Ukraine stories as some kind of conclusion. When do they become a saga? Anyway, for those new to … Continue reading
This month’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post might be a mite rushed, but not because of the holidays… well not directly. Rather, I’m still working on my December WEP-IWSG Challenge, which, although part of my ongoing Ukraine story, this month has a holiday element and is set during the festive season. However, I have posted Acts … Continue reading
As the war in Ukraine continues, so must my tale of two Canadian-Ukrainian pilot cousins unfold to merge reality and inspiration from the WEP/IWSG bi-monthly challenges. However, my ability to write cannot keep pace with reality. I had outlined a three-act story, but as I wrote it, slowly… while struggling to stay awake – like now … Continue reading
