The ramblings and musings of Nancie Neal
After writing the last short story on Blogger, I thought I would give it another shot (see the original; I edited this one a little). Prologue: The wise white wizard in his white flowing robes. The wind made them flutter around him as he turned towards the other white wizard. “Wise friend.” He stroke … Continue “What not to do in Writing, Part 2” »
But I broke all the rules… And it turned out as you would expect. Someone tweeted Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules for Writing on Twitter: How many of Elmore's "rules" do you break? pic.twitter.com/fQrmnC8fCd — Mαɾƚყɳ R. Wιɳƚҽɾʂ (@UKHamlet) October 17, 2022 A while back on Facebook, someone else has also posted these rules, and I … Continue “What not to do in Writing” »
Yesterday was Sarah’s birthday and we took her to Menchie’s in Tyler, Texas.
Elizabeth: Transformation for Amazon Kindle is free for only three more days: Today (Wednesday, September 28th), tomorrow (9/29), and Friday (9/30). Your last chance (at least until the next quarter).
Sixty-Two-year-old Elizabeth Weinstein, like everyone else, is trying to make it in a post-government collapse society. Things are starting to look up for everyone, including her – until a DNA test showed her true heritage. Now, as she tries to resolve her past with her newfound future, she finds herself dealing with Nevil, a narcissistic … Continue “How about a free kindle book or two?” »
I finally updated the look of the blog. Not sure if I care for it. I still have to do some tweaks and we’ll see. I’ll have to pay if I want to change more colors than just the background and I don’t know how to feel about that. The link colors kind of match … Continue “Not sure if I like the update” »
I think Mometek needs a new makeover. I like what I have, but it’s more like a news site than a multimedia blog. I plan to post more than just random diatribes like short videos and picture series. But first I need to pick a theme. To be continued…
I’ve signed up to the DALL-E waiting list, but I haven’t gotten an email back yet. It’s been so long, I’m not even sure what email address I used. So to pass the time, I’ve been using Craiyon to come up with interesting art concepts. Don’t worry, artists, AI has a long way to go. … Continue “AI Art” »
We left on the thirty-first and headed towards my in-laws in Effingham, through rain that seemed to come from all directions, only to clear as quickly as it slammed us. We got to Illinois in one piece and earlier than expected. Spent the next day there, visiting Golden Corral and doing some shopping before making … Continue “A Difficult Trip to Make” »
I usually don’t post about a trip until I get back, but this time I have a house sitter for our trip. Actually, I have two. Nathan was told to “Stand by” by the marines, so he can’t leave the state. It’s possible that he’ll be deployed to South Korea for a “training exercise.” So … Continue ““Vacation” – sort of” »
