Connie InglisMay 33 minMelody Jamal SmithNames are important. We'll get to that. Last week I did something that I'd never done before. No, I didn't go bungee jumping or sky...
Connie InglisJan 312 minHope is a Vulnerable Act Part IIIWhat would you consider to be the opposite of hope? Well, you could say hopelessness but that's not really a fair answer. So I ask again,...
Connie InglisJan 41 minMarketing DeliriumAs a newbie author, I'm not a fan of marketing. Yesterday I had an especially bad day with it. Part of me felt like I was being thrown...
Connie InglisNov 2, 20212 minLimericks, Lyrics, and Lots of VarietyI recently had a discussion with my brother-in-law who'd just finished reading my novel. He said he loved all the poetry I incorporated,...
Connie InglisJul 18, 20212 minSun, Moon, and StarsAnother quote from my novel, followed by the excerpt: Ethan lifted his chin at the glowing orb. “I always preferred moonlight.” “Hmm. Why...
Connie InglisJul 12, 20212 minPoetry, Purpose, and PowerAre you familiar with the following poem? How does it make you feel? Even though Rewriting Adam is a novel, I wanted to incorporate my...
Connie InglisJul 3, 20212 minTaking the PlungeDo you ever feel like an African wildebeest jumping heedlessly into the unknown? I've felt like that ever since I took the plunge into...
Connie InglisJun 30, 20212 minThe Curious Case of Janus McGinnisIn Roman mythology, Janus is the god of doors, transitions, and new beginnings. In chapter one of my novel, Rewriting Adam, Janus bursts...
Connie InglisJun 11, 20211 minDo you hear it, Gramma? Do you see it, Bada? Part 2In my granddaughter's mindfulness to the sound of an airplane in the sky, I realized something else. And that is, how important sound is...
Connie InglisMay 17, 20212 minThe Semantics of Words99,468. Does that number mean anything to you? How about if I told you that's the number of words in my novel. Does that mean anything to...
Connie InglisApr 27, 20211 minBOOK COVER REVEAL -- FINALLY!Okay. Okay. I know you've been patiently waiting. Hopefully it will be worth the wait! These were the four choices from my poll back in...
Connie InglisApr 24, 20212 minCURIOSITY is your Superpower!Are you familiar with the "Little Miss" book series by Roger Hargreaves? Well, a few years ago my daughter and her family gave me this...
Connie InglisApr 17, 20211 minRewriting Adam Pre-Cover Reveal #2Here's my second video leading up to the cover reveal of my novel, Rewriting Adam. This is my first interview video with Gary Horsman...
Connie InglisApr 13, 20211 minRewriting Adam Pre-book Cover RevealAfter much feedback from my followers on Facebook, my book cover is finished. Firstly, I want to say thank you to ALL those who...
Connie InglisApr 1, 20213 minBumps in the Road. Rocks in my Head.It's been a rough month for me. How about for you? Dear Reader/Follower. I must apologize. I've been pretty quiet on social media of any...
Connie InglisMar 2, 20212 minPutao. Putao. Wherefore art thou, Putao?Putao. Where in the world is that? And why am I writing about it? Does this map help you? Or maybe these names will give you more clue:...
Connie InglisFeb 1, 20212 minThat UNSETTLING first line."It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." George Orwell, 1984. The novel that brought us "Big Brother,"...
Connie InglisJan 25, 20212 minANOTHER FAMOUS FIRST LINE"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Thus begins Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina (transl....
Connie InglisJan 16, 20211 min"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."A novel's opening line. I've never been happy with mine. And so I've been reworking the opening scene to make it better. How do I improve...
Connie InglisDec 9, 20201 minA Novel is BornThat fall, in a fiction-writing course, I wrote the first five chapters of a novel.