Brigitte's Banter
creative writing
Secret Agents, Ventriloquism and Make-Believe
This blog was inspired by Sweet Mother. Visit her blog and I promise you’ll have more than a few laugh-out-loud moments. A blog of hers struck a chord with me, triggered a few childhood memories. How does our sense of fun get all cluttered up with distractions? I know, I know; work, job, kids (in … Continue reading
The Great Equalizer
As humans sharing the same planet, we all have different viewpoints, subjects that we’re sensitive to and/or beliefs that stem from how we grew up, where we grew up and all of that other stuff that makes us who we are. Though we may not agree on everything (would be kind of boring if we … Continue reading
Go Ahead, Insult Me
I’m writing a novel where my protagonist is very brave and doesn’t care what people think. She gets herself into all kinds of sticky situations, does things that I wouldn’t do and says whatever is on her mind and lets the chips fall where they may. In real-life situations, most of us censor what we … Continue reading
TWO GREAT CONTESTS TO ENTER — DEADLINE IS SOON!
Two great contests to pass along and each has a deadline of March 31, 2012. Ploughshares’ Emerging Writers Contest. Get more info here. Winning Writers Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. Get info here. Finish up that award-winning short story you’ve been working on and good luck. If you’ve got info about any great contests, … Continue reading
Staying Power
I’ve been writing something; a diary/journal, essay, short stories, research paper, (for myself and others) for decades. After high school and college, I always gravitated toward professions — for the most part — that required a good deal of writing and tapping away on a typewriter (those of you who don’t know what that is, … Continue reading
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