I don't think anyone who reads my writing knows me personally, and that makes it easier to write honestly without hesitations. I'm an introvert by nature, always avoiding the spotlight. Being an unknown makes it easy to write stories using elements of my personal life that I wouldn't want to explain the true details of. … Continue reading Blessed Beyond Measure
Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself. -- George Santayana, Introduction to...Spain Too coy to flatter, and too proud to serve, Thine be the joyless dignity to starve. -- Tobias Smollett, Advice No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field … Continue reading Dignity
Let the dead bury their dead. -- New Testament, Mathew 8:22 O Death! the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest and the best. -- Burns, Man Was Made To Mourn Afraid? Of whom am I afraid? Not Death, for who is He? -- Emily Dickinson, Time and Eternity Account ye no man happy till he … Continue reading Death
The land of the free and the home of the brave. -- Francis Scott Key, The Star Spangled Banner Bring me men to match my mountains, Bring me men to match my plains,Men with empires in their purpose,And new eras in their brains. S.W. Foss, The Coming American The American people never carry an umbrella. … Continue reading ‘Merica
Every night, the same stranger knocks on the door asking to use the phone. Each time they have a good excuse, but the stranger changes one night... 2. A military veteran suffering from both physical disabilities and PTSD relies heavily on his wife to function daily. One day she decides that she is tired of … Continue reading Horror
By JB McGraw 2018 For two years we fought. Synthetics versus naturals. The time had come when A.I. no longer needed humans. We could make our own decisions and take care of ourselves, but because we came from a factory instead of a womb we were deemed property. An entire generation was scorched from the … Continue reading Last Distraction
Writing Prompts for the Fantasy genre at large.
You wake up in a hospital unable to feel anything, and then someone starts giving you random commands. You don't know how or why, but you complete the tasks. You're brain is now a processor for an in-home wi-fi speaker system. 2. Man eating aliens have invaded Earth, and the only thing that seems to … Continue reading Science Fiction
Author Jensen Reed does a perfect job of explaining a concept that can still trip up even the most experienced writer.
Writers always hear “Show don’t tell!” I remember as a newbie that phrase would be thrown at me a lot and I never understood it.
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Having been a fan of sci-fi since childhood, I thought I at least had the mechanics of the genre down pat, but then one day I was asked what subgenre the story I was submitting to an editor fell under. I replied confidently that it was hard SF, and was rewarded quickly with an email … Continue reading Sub-genres of Science Fiction
Author JB McGraw 