SlipperyWords (J.D. Blackrose)

WIP: An uplifting story of a psychotic babysnatcher. Not so much on the uplifting.

At first light, Abby leans down to see Holly. Holly doesn’t look right. She picks Holly up and notices that Holly smells different. Maybe she has a stinky diaper? Abby…

JDBlackrose May 26, 2015

Authors

Review: Straight to Hell by John Hartness

Review of John Hartness' latest Quincy Harker novella. Take a little John Constantine, a bit of Harry Dresden, some of Hartness' own character, Bubba, add a dash of Vlad, and…

JDBlackrose May 22, 2015

My Writing

Some Words from A WIP

Some words from a W.I.P. “You killed my sister!" “Your sister was losing control.” “She was losing control because of you. We weren’t always killers. We could manage the Hunger.…

JDBlackrose May 17, 2015

Personal Musings

Why do I “want to be” a writer?

This is what greets me this morning. Two writers that I admire (including one that I personally know) each write blog posts that essentially say, being a writer is really…

JDBlackrose May 12, 2015

Uncategorized

If Angels Can Fall, Can Demons Rise?

Story Idea: What do you think? Thoughts? Feedback? A child is conceived through rape. The mother's Guardian Angel is so upset that she closes her eyes just for a moment. A…

JDBlackrose May 8, 2015

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New Book by Andrea Phillips Sounds Super Cool

Just saw an announcement of this new book and think it is a must-read. The basic premise is that reality can be changed and nudged through changes to the Wikipedia-like…

JDBlackrose May 6, 2015

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Did you try Chuck Wendig's A Story in Search Terms? http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2015/05/01/flash-fiction-challenge-a-story-in-search-terms/ Here's mine: Fun pets for young children Miniature pigs for sale Understanding common pig behavior Stopping common pig behavior…

JDBlackrose May 4, 2015

Marvel

What’s up with Thor’s vision quest in the pool of water? Baffled.

I just saw Age of Ultron. If you have not seen it and don't want any SPOILERS, do NOT read this post. I have a major plot question. What was…

JDBlackrose May 3, 2015

Authors JHMoncrieff

Break Every Rule

Just finished J.H. Moncrieff's guest blog on terribleminds.com. My favorite comment is to Keep Breaking the Rules. She writes, Keep Breaking the Rules When it comes to writing, I break…

JDBlackrose May 1, 2015

Flash Fiction Mashup

The Princess Bride Meets Die Hard

The fabulous Chuck Wendig (www.terribleminds.com) proposed a flash writing contest where the challenge is to mash-up two different movies, books, video games, etc. Since this was my first time at…

JDBlackrose April 30, 2015