She’ll sit the rest of the day in a drowsy Taco Bell that’s the only thing open within walking distance, drink too much Mountain Dew and wonder what has changed.
Author Archives: Aly Writes
How to Keep Momentum Post-NOVELmber
But it inspires me to plant my butt in a chair and write every day for 30 days in a row, with abandon. It forces me to turn off my inner editor and let my story tell itself at speed, breaking free from strict plans and seeing where the characters take me.
Though the Smoke May Lift
Tear down the four walls of this time-stopped room
and set me free.
Let flames lick clean the bones of what we knew,
and when there’s nothing left but this stabbing pain,
let me feel nothing.
Top 10 Places to Write
I brought my novel manuscript to continue proofreading. I planned on adding thousands of words to my WIP and drafting several posts for my blog. I’ve got free time. I’ve got a luscious shady patio. I’ve got umpteen atmospheric cafes nearby.
How much writing would you guess I got done?
The Last Devil to Die (Richard Osman)
The much-loved gang of pensioners is back, but this time, they’re hoping to investigate something less serious than murder – perhaps just the simple case of a new resident of the retirement village and his almost certainly fraudulent online beau. Nothing doing. An old acquaintance turns up dead, and the four take on the case.
Spoonfed Tragedies
We’re fed lollipops and bandaids
To placate hollow tears
And handed fictional monsters
To be the focus of our fears
9 MORE Notable Canadian Literary Magazines + 1 Bonus
I’m back again with submission opportunities from more quality Canadian literary magazines (well, nine Canadian and one UK-based). It can be hard to figure out where to send your stories, so I’ve done some of the leg work for you.
Family Pot Luck is a Dish Best Served Tepid
…unlike Pete and Patty’s green bean casserole, which, like their marriage, has been in the oven far too long and is starting to break down.
The Marlow Murder Club (Robert Thorogood)
With PBS Masterpiece soon to release The Marlow Murder Club as a series, Judith Potts could be our generation’s Miss Marple. She’s clever, feisty, eccentric, and has a totally relatable desire to live her best life untroubled by the interference of others (read: men).
#30Words30Days Part Two
The wind chases ripples in the fields of winter wheat, kissing wavelets in the creek that murmurs past the willow tree, singing bittersweet duets with the mourning dove to me.
Aly Writes 