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The Writer's Block

Pour Forth The Magic Some days, I know nothing more than the fact that I want to write but there wouldn’t be a topic, a story or a subject I can mentally conjure

Muxxybot Fiction Curation #16

Muxxybot's curation team scours Steemit looking for excellent minnow posts that they feel deserve more exposure and higher payouts. These are nominated by the team

Time Capsule in a Hatbox ~ Short Story | 5 Minute Freewrite

Watching my life packed into boxes has been less nauseating than I expected, but there’s still the attic to tackle. Where there was artwork next to vining plants

Stranger than Fiction ~ Flash Fiction | 5 Minute Freewrite

The file arrived on my desk at 4:50 pm on a Friday. Remains of my fourth cup of coffee lay like sludge in the styrofoam cup on my desk, their rancid smell urging

Not All Hoaxes Happen On April Fools Day

We kick off April with of course, April Fools Day. A day during which pranking people is expected. The origins of the day is uncertain. It has been linked to the

POEM: A Conversation with Rumi

So… The lows have been low lately. It's not all bad, but wowza, there's a hell of an undertow. I got this poem climbing out of one such low. It feels like Rumi,

POEM: Whirlpool

Poetry is often like bleeding words, or painting therapeutic pictures of moments in time. Thoughts and emotions are purged into art. Whirlpool It’s sweet of you

POEM: As Many Times as it Takes

I’ve been hiding lately, needing downtime and me time. Binge-watching Shadowhunters and Arrow on Netflix and editing manuscripts has been my go-to, rather than recording

POEM: Trekking Through the Empty

Nothin’s gonna fill this empty, Only thing I can do is give. String some notes together, This is the way I live. Spread myself out into nothing, Just a speck in

What's Happenin'

What an exciting time for Steemhouse Publishing! We have new faces on the team and fresh new energy in leadership. With our first book launch drawing nearer every

POEM: Snowy Thoughts

My window frames a soft painting In shades of grey and green and brown, Tree bows weighed down By the cold, fluffy presence of water. Water that will melt and flow

POEM: Knife-edge Whisper

Kindness like a knife-edge whisper: It’s okay, you deserve this. Stop holding joy at arm’s length Like a long-denied kiss. But the mind’s torture persists, Insists

Steemhouse Publishing Has a Representative at Anarchapulco

The Steemhouse representative at Anarcapulco will be me, @michelios . In fact, I’m already here, in Acapulco, killing time on the beach until the conference. I didn’t

In a Pig's Ear - Day 478: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: pig's ear

source "I'm heading out for some pig's ears," he said. "In a pig's ear, you are," she muttered. Sure, he was going to the store for pig’s ears.

POEM: Give Me More

I’m rewriting one of my manuscripts and listening to epic music while crafting sex scenes. Yep. Sure am. This poem is my way to procrastinate. The good news is I’m

Breathe

From every indication, it does seem that I am now writing poetry. I can say that it's great catharsis. @katrina-ariel, thank you for listening to me rage and vent,

POEM: Naked Honesty

There I was again this morning, on my mat with words coming. Had to stop and get my notebook to let them out. It’s amazing how many times lyrics start flowing when

Steemhouse Publishing: "High Kill" Proof Copy Has Arrived!

What a milestone for The Writers’ Block! Yesterday, UPS delivered the first proof copy of High Kill, soon to be our maiden book launch in the U.S. and English-speaking

Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction - Red Sneaker Writers Series #1 - by William Bernhardt

What do readers get from your book? How do you reward them for spending their time in your fictional world? source: Goodreads I read this book more than once over

POEM: The Storm Wants Out

The sword in me trembles, Raging, Wanting to slice through Rules and stupidity, Banks and governments, Fine print and followers. The warrior in me Screams But I