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 211 minA Taste of the Wild ThingsSometimes poetry is just silly and fun. And sometimes blogposts should be that too! This poem is based on a prompt. Basically, write a...
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 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 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 17, 20213 minTwo Years for Five LivesAbout five years ago, I decided to write down everything I could remember of our two years in the Philippines from 1992-1994. Even though...
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.
Connie InglisMay 12, 20202 minNewbie NovellingSnippets of life as a novelist working toward publishing my first novel. I have been working on a novel titled Rewriting Adam for the...