Alice Gerard

Today’s blogging challenge is to review a book or a movie and then relate it to your “niche.” Crown Hill is Christina Abt’s first novel. Published in 2014, this is the fictionalized story  of Christina’s home, an old farmhouse in Eden, New York, that, according to local legend, was haunted by a woman who suffered in

Today’s blogging prompt was to talk about a process or technological tool that I use as a writer/blogger/photographer.  I admit to having a love/hate relationship with technology. First of all, I will also admit that I was brought, kicking and screaming, into the technology era. When I first learned to type, I learned on an

Today’s blogging prompt was to find a favorite quotation and then to expand on it by giving my take or my thoughts. The quotation that I chose was “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist when we grow up” (Pablo Picasso). In my blog post from Thursday, January 9th, I

Today’s blogging prompt was to take a headline and revise it, leaving the basic structure intact. One of the examples that was given was _____ tips to _________. The suggestion was to look for magazine headlines. I chose a headline from The New York Times Book Review section to adapt. The headline was “11 new books

Today’s prompt is to share a video and to make a few comments about that video. So I decided that I would like to share a music video with you. Music is happiness. It’s good for the soul, whether you produce music or listen to it. It encourages creativity and good health. Music with a

Today’s blogging prompt is to share photographs. So today, I will share some of the pictures of things that I have decorated, painted, and designed. My life as a visual artist has been quite an adventure. It almost didn’t happen. At the age of fifteen, I decided that I was incapable of doing art so

Today’s blogging prompt is to run a contest! And I have decided to run a creative writing contest that I am hoping will be loads of fun for you. Below is a list of words that were once very commonly used but have become archaic. Your challenge is to write something in which you use

Today’s prompt was for me to offer you a resource list of information that could help you. Here is a list of writerly types of things that could help you out. They fall into several categories, which include internet resources, books, and resources available in your community. Books Here are a few books that I’ve

In today’s blog post, I am going to demonstrate one of the pieces of advice that I offered in yesterday’s post, titled A few random words of advice. Yesterday, I had suggested doing timed writings, with a prompt to get you started. Writing without stopping and without the pressure of feeling that your first draft has

Today’s blogging prompt was to offer some words of advice. So, I’m making up a list of random words of advice about writing. I hope that you enjoy my advice and, if so inclined, you might want to follow one or two of these suggestions.  Write about what you know. Your stories will be much