If you’re looking for a great summer read, you’ll want to check out Charades by Todd Foley (you can grab your copy here).
I sat down at my computer to chat with Todd about his new book and recorded the interview below.
Enjoy!
To connect with Todd, stop by his website to see what new projects he’s working on.
As a side note, Mr. Foley is an amazing editor and anyone needing his services would be pleased with his keen (and gentle!) eye and suggestions for better writing.
We all love a journey.
We don’t all love a ‘process.’
The ‘are we there yet’ syndrome sometimes overtakes me from the backseat of my life, robbing me of present joys, wonders and explorations.
Luckily, there’s help…
In his first novel, author and editor (and a great friend of mine) Todd Foley invites you to process the journey with the main character, Aiden Lawrence.
Eastbound Sailing synopsis:
Aiden Lawrence has itchy skin that he can’t scratch–he won’t allow others to scratch it either. Forced to start confronting some of his insecurities, what will Lawrence choose? Community or isolation? Acceptance or rejection? A critical spirit or a compassionate spirit?
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This is a guest post by an amazing writer, actress… and wife! The fantastic Sarah Zahn is an avid learner and Mindy Kaling fan. She likes coffee, fun writing games, and bags of Doritos. She’s also the founder of Sugared Beauty, LLC, a line of skincare made with organic ingredients. Follow her adventures here: @SugaredBeauty.[/box]
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t enjoy learning. Like being from a small town in the Midwest, learning stuff and getting good grades just seemed like my lot in life. This didn’t exactly grant me a lot of friends in school. In 7th grade I remember a kid in my class introducing me to the cute new boy as a brownie. I’m ashamed to admit I thought it was a compliment.
As a result of this and other name-calling incidents, some of the first interpersonal relationship lessons I heard from my mom was that I should “get a sense of humor” and “bury the hatchet.”
I am still figuring out how to do this.
It’s not that I was any smarter than anyone else, I just got a kick out of learning things. Throughout grade school I would toe the line between first and almost-first in class…until I hit puberty. Continue reading “Brownie for Life”
Writing worthless content is all the rage. Here’s some tips!
You might try a sentence like this:
“This blog post is about the time I found a rock in my shoe.”
Busyness presses down, in, around
And the roses grown dim.
Stealing senses
Robbing of smell, taste, touch.
Hamster-wheel mind-numbs
Creating needless constant crisis.
But I steal away. Continue reading “One Minute Affair With Peace”
[box options]Today’s post is a guest post by Jim Woods. He is a writer, blogger and guitar junkie in Nashville, TN. He is also a chocolate chip cookie addict, but who isn’t right? You can read his blog here and find him on Twitter @unknownjim. [/box]
Tree. Arrow. Bee. Fish. Light Bulb. Turtle. Sad. Building. Footprint. What do all of these things have in common? Not much at all. But those are my results on my first roll with my Rory’s Story Cubes.
How do these work? Continue reading “Let the Good Times Roll”
Slower.
Slowing down.
Taking a moment to be silent.
And still.
Take thirty seconds to be silent.
(30 second pause. . .)
I hear my breath, rising and falling. I hear a few early morning chirps outside my window. A slight hum of cars off in the distance. Continue reading “Slow is the New Fast”
This morning, I started two blog posts.
And didn’t finish them.
It feels a bit like my work today is a failure.
A flop.
I even considered not posting at all today…
But it’s time to make some lemonade.
Ladies and Gentlemen: the weirdest blog post ever…
Continue reading “Work in Progress: Weirdest Blog Post Ever”
Molasses thick clouds stretch the sky like pulled cords of salt water taffy.
I stop.
Is the sky expanding before me?
My chest sinks into the gooey love place, embracing its smallness.
Everything I need, I already have.
Whilst traveling, my wife and I ran into a friend who had this book:
It’s a fascinating (tiny) book of idea generators, saucy illustrations and super teeny-tiny stories. Coupled with this post of writing prompts I read yesterday, I thought I’d try my hand at a few tiny stories as well.
Please leave your own tiny story in the comments so we can all enjoy your creativity.
She didn’t like it when Janice talked that way.
But then again, Janice didn’t like the way she listened either.
When in doubt, stop doubting.
He liked watching people draw, but his favorite was brush on canvas. That sent him reeling.
