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Nobody respects the poor peanut. He used to be the man, the star, the dapper danny who danced across a million commercials on a million screens. He used to a […]
Nobody respects the poor peanut. He used to be the man, the star, the dapper danny who danced across a million commercials on a million screens. He used to a […]
Social butterflies like me have a few weapons in our arsenal when the conversation flags or when it has died and gone to bed, the sort of hypothetical questions that […]
“A Girl Called Badger” made it past the first round of competitors in Amazon’s 2013 Breakthrough Novel Award, Science Fiction category. Fingers crossed that the book makes it further. 2013 […]
Some of you who know me or work in small-claims court have raised concerns about the novel such as “You can’t be serious,” “People pay money for this?” and “If […]
It is problem when: 1. you’re writing fan mail to yourself because the only people who bought your 1000-page Cuban/high fantasy mashup “Lord of the Mambo Kings” were your mom […]
When you grow up with the same people (whether family, friends, or wards of the state) there’s a shared set of experiences. But even with “sharing” similar experiences and YouTube […]
I go down to coffee shop because book is out. Brother work in coffee shop––so what? My family not have cigar factory and own car and use paper money like […]
And so, the book has come forth. But hark, cast thine eyes upon yonder slightly tubby and balding gentleman, with fists full of rubles, gold, and gems beautiful like diamonds […]
You know that old saw, “garbage in, garbage out”? I thought for years that was just a phrase about garbage, and now I’ve been told it applies to the body. […]
I spent a fistful of hours last night writing an article on how to write better (and more better), then I thought to myself, “This is rubbish. Drivel. Putrefying cack.” So […]
You may not be mobbed for autographs while buying goat-milk ice cream at Whole Foods, but the self-published author still needs a plan of self-defense. Anger and brute strength will […]
Do things ever annoy you? I know they must, because you keep shoving messages under my door. Writing ProTip: crayon dilutes the impact of your thesis. Burrs under my […]
If an adult beverage is strong enough to make blood leave your person, is that a good thing? From a marketing perspective, of course. “Our vodka will murder your kidneys!” […]
I was going to post the first pages of chapter one but I spilled Diet A&W on it and the cat got scared and threw up. In the FAX machine […]
If the authorities haven’t mentioned this, I will––I have problems finding a place to write. The library is too quiet. Come on, loser––TOO quiet? Well, come on yourself … If […]
Language is fantastic. We can use it to create completely unique sentences, never before uttered in the history of mankind. However, we mostly just say things like “I’m going to […]
Updates on the books. As an added treat, Miles O’Keefe! (I’m kidding––It’s actually from my year in Quiz Bowl.) A Girl Called Badger –– Cover in the final stages. Hint: […]
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