The Idea Storm #writing #creativity

Hello, SEers. Mae here today with a look at Idea Storms. Recently, I was in my family room, comfy on the couch, plugging away on blog posts, when I realized something spectacular was happening outside. The weather had been unusually hot and, as often happens during summer, a pop-up thunderstorm rolled into the area. The counties to …

Five For Friday: Funny Writing Memes

Hello SErs! Harmony here. It's Friday 🙂 And time for some Friday fun on Five for Friday ... Five funny writing memes ... 1.   2. 3.   4.   5. That's it from me. I hope I gave you an end of the week chuckle. Now, get back to work! lol. Have a great …

When Are You at Your Most Creative? #writing #creativethinking

Hello, SEers. It’s Mae Day on Story Empire, and I’d like to lead off with a question: When are you at your most creative? Are you a morning lark or a night owl? Our internal clock works off the light/dark cycle of Earth, meaning our circadian rhythm operates on a twenty-four period. Some people have …

Friday Book Share – The Body Keeper by Anne Frasier

Hello and happy Friday to all the Story Empire readers. We've been deviating from our regular Friday schedule for some time and today, I do so again with a Book Share post. Anne Frasier's the author and the book is The Body Keeper, the third novel from the Jude Fontaine Detective Mysteries. Jude is a …

How to Use a Paragraph

Hello SErs! Harmony here 🙂 While today's topic might, at first glance, seem basic and obvious, it has more to it than what shows on the surface. For certain, when I wrote my first book, I didn't think about paragraph structure or use at all. I just wrote. And then my learning curve began. In …