1 Sentence 6 Ways: Light Switch (Writing 101)

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Let’s play with style. 

In my previous One Sentence post, I showed you how to play with punctuation in order to change the feeling of a sentence. This time, I’m going to be playing with different sentence lengths and style choices to show you how it affects the feeling of a sentence.

Here’s today’s example sentence:

He fumbled in the darkness looking for the light switch, but when he finally found it there was someone already in the room. … Read the rest >>> “1 Sentence 6 Ways: Light Switch (Writing 101)”

Sharp Eyes (poem)

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I had never seen such sharp eyes.

They curved like glass around your eyelashes, reflecting the light and shadows; holding both, and yet somehow, accepting neither.

The whites were a strong contrast to the haunted demons in your irises, stories of good and evil within yourself cloaked in mystery when you dropped your eyelids.

I saw heat when you stared at me, and I wanted to feel it.… Read the rest >>> “Sharp Eyes (poem)”

Writing Exercise: The Forest (Scene)

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On my Youtube channel, I posted a writing exercise called The Forest. You can check it out here if you want to spend 15 minutes writing today. If you want my short story based on the prompt, read below.

The bag was empty.

I wasn’t sure if I was more upset about losing the most precious stone of the kingdom – the royal jewel passed down six generations of sleezy, worthless kings and queens who had done nothing for their country but burn it to the ground with poverty, lies, and godlessness – or if I was more upset about losing my sandwich.… Read the rest >>> “Writing Exercise: The Forest (Scene)”

Writing as Therapy: Imaginary Conversations (Writing 101)

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INTRODUCTION

Human beings are complex animals that have the gift – and the curse – of multilevel consciousness. We have our immediate consciousness, which processes everything in the moment; and on top of that, we have the subconscious and the unconscious, processing things that we’re not even aware we’re processing. 

Our brain is constantly processing these different levels of consciousness at the same time, and regardless of our maturity and wisdom, it’s impossible to process everything all at once.… Read the rest >>> “Writing as Therapy: Imaginary Conversations (Writing 101)”

Imposter Syndrome and the Fear of Failure (Reflection)

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I’ve had readers in the past ask questions in relation to impostor syndrome and the fear of failure, and I’ve always hesitated on speaking on it. There’s a good reason for it – and this is the douchey-ish thing ever – but the reason I don’t talk about them is because I don’t have either one.

Imposter syndrome is usually rooted in the fear of incompetence.… Read the rest >>> “Imposter Syndrome and the Fear of Failure (Reflection)”

Lanterns (poem)

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There were lanterns. 

Tiny wisps of fire, 

surrounded by thin, fragile paper,

barely holding on,

dangerously licking the edges,

tempted to go up in flames completely.

These wisps were unseen

by the naked eye…

only because they did not wish to be naked

or to see the naked; 

the temptation for what it was,

the edges for what they were,

the reality of the thin, fragile paper;

the wisps of fire

that could one day

become a monster.… Read the rest >>> “Lanterns (poem)”

Don’t Look (short story)

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His eyes wandered where they shouldn’t have.

Benji barely even noticed the poorly produced indie rock dripping out of the bar ceiling speakers anymore, and he had even forgotten how much he hated the peach and crimson lights on the ceiling that were tinting the colors of his paintings on the wall. He couldn’t even continue to fake small talk with his patrons anymore, even if they had come all over the city just to this horrid, useless bar to see his latest work.… Read the rest >>> “Don’t Look (short story)”

1 Sentence 7 Ways: The Weather is Not Trivial (writing help)

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How you construct your sentences – word order, sentence structure, punctuation, etc – changes the mood, translation, and reading of your sentence. These details are incredibly important for both communication and style.

I’ve talked about the importance of punctuation in my youtube video, How to Write a Sentence: Punctuation, and how it affects the style and reading of the sentence. I want to go over that a bit more by taking a sentence and writing it in a few different ways.… Read the rest >>> “1 Sentence 7 Ways: The Weather is Not Trivial (writing help)”

Lights (poem)

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There were lights in the distance I couldn’t own. 

I saw them frequently, counting them like stars and wondering if they were lost to the sky also. There were days I was brave enough to search them out, but they only disappeared as I got closer, not ready to reveal themselves to me, never wanting me to own them. 

The people in the cities told me not to look for them. … Read the rest >>> “Lights (poem)”

Demon Prince (Scene)

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She couldn’t help but notice the dark ring of crimson that caressed the edges of his lips even before he drank the wine. She wondered if all demons had such a delicate curve to their bottom lip, or a similar sharp point on the edges.

They must have. It was the only way a demon could speak so smooth and sharp at the same time.

“This is the first time you’ve looked at me like that,” he commented with a victorious smile, looking at the wine in his glass.… Read the rest >>> “Demon Prince (Scene)”