Un-Comfort Zone
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 1 Comment »It’s easy to become comfortable. And the older I get, the easier it seems. In some areas of life this isn’t a bad thing. For instance when juggling the extra-curricular activities of a family of six, I ...
A Different Kind of Writing Challenge
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 3 Comments »A few weeks ago I began a question and answer exchange with my ten-year old son when he asked me if we wrote letters when I was a child. Evidently the question stemmed from a class discussion where his ...
Font of Creativity
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 3 Comments »I live with four kids. In my home creativity is not in short supply. I just got back from Tee ball practice the the youngest. On the way home I was regaled with a host of stories of all ...
Defining the Genre: Literary Fiction
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | No Comments »What is Defining the Genre all about? Click Here to find out. Horror/TerrorHumorLiterary FictionUpcoming Genres PoetryScience FictionMystery RomanceFantasyYoung Adult I must apologize, not only for the lateness of this post, but also for the content of this post. Last night I wrote a long, ...
Cause and Effect Game
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 2 Comments »It's April Fools Day, so it's time for some creative fun. If you need a good laugh, head on over to Dumblaws.com. There you'll find a host of laws that have made their way into the books, that, at least ...
Defining the Genre: Humor
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 12 Comments »What is Defining the Genre all about? Click Here to find out. Horror/TerrorHumorLiterary FictionUpcoming Genres PoetryScience FictionMystery RomanceFantasyYoung Adult I need a laugh. So I’m bringing back an old idea. I’m asking for you to join me in defining the humor genre. Yes, I realize ...
Old Notebooks
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | No Comments »A couple of weeks ago, I had need of an old book---a novel I had read some years back. In my collection finding a specific book is not an easy task. However, the act of searching often yields ...
Inspiration Game
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in d.challener | 10 Comments »There's no reason writing can't be fun. In fact, it should be fun. But sometimes it seems like it's easy to get mired in the more mundane aspects of writing. Starting today I'm going to try to use about ...
