Ideas for a Novel

Life imitates art or vice versa. To see what I mean, ask yourself whether you could develop a mystery scene based on the first two sentences in this article from the Dayton Daily News:

A 20-year-old man burglarizing an apartment pried open a tackle box and found nude photos of young girls, including his little sister.

The man turned himself and the pictures into police, who later arrested the apartment's tenant, a registered sex offender now facing a possible life sentence after being charged with rape of a child under the age of 13 and illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material.

WritersDigest.com | The 101 Best Websites for Writers

I feel like I've struck gold, thanks to Jenny, the Creative Tech Writer, who points to the link above. I think she does indeed have a life. I think I can waste a lot of time (waste seems like too strong of a word, though) browsing these sites.

Dayton Area Writers!

The Next meeting of the Writers Group will be Monday, October 20th at 7:00 pm, Books & Co. in the Business section near the front table.

Contact me if you're interested in attending. Or, if you go in response to this post, please let Bill know that you found out about the group from this weblog!

Thanks!

Sound Advice for Those Who Want to Write

Roberta, a blogger from Canada, reflects on her own writing career and shares some things she's learned from her own research.

Markets and Jobs for Writers

From the About page:

"WritersWeekly.com is the highest-circulation freelance writing ezine in the world, reaching more than 70,000 writers each week. It has been published continuously since 1997."

Check out the links and other information about how to make money through putting your writing talent to work.

crossposted to Get That Job!

Reflection

I sit at the keyboard
Thinking about
My time tomorrow
With the therapist

I wonder about
What to say
How've I been
What's going on
Inside My Mind

Sometimes
I go in
with nothing
to say

Sometimes
I have a lot

I hurt and
I feel joy
I laugh and
I cry

A creature of habit
One, many bad ones
Hard to break

Why the picking
Why the obsession
Why the self-harm

Why not just leave
myself alone
with time to heal
Impatient, I

I look
for other
ways
to keep my hands
busy

Left to myself
I could seriously harm
Is it only my hands
Or do I bite as well?

I hurt myself and then
I care for myself
I feel regret
I feel anger
I feel relief yet