Ten-Word Tuesday: Just my luck

     My ship finally came in. Too bad it's a dinghy.

Ten-Word Tuesday: Thought you'd see things my way ( bit of random idiocy)

Nine of ten experts now agree Fuzzy Wuzzy was fuzzy.

Ten-Word Tuesday: Which one are you?

Sometimes intention is the only thing separating heroes from villains.

Ten-Word Tuesday: Quick! Someone call Mr. Dyson

Vacuum cleaner broke. Can't tell if that sucks or not.

Ten-Word Tuesday: Go ahead, try to deny it

The best things in life are free (and include chocolate).

10WT: Random Stupidity

Happy Meals aren't so happy when they forget the toy.

10WT: Who will save me from myself?

Heroes driven by ego are not really heroes at all.

10WT: On the path of life...

Seek out the roses, but be mindful of the thorns.

10WT: A knock out

"Don't count the days. Make the days count." -- Muhammad Ali

Ten-Word Tuesday: On the Couch

Kat, maybe you feel stagnant because you haven't written anything.

Ten-Word Tuesday: You might not agree

I found two of my favorite things on one streetcorner.

Ten-Word Tuesday: The lotus

When we change ourselves, we can change the whole world.

Ten-Word Tuesday: Another relevant fortune cookie

Sometimes deciding not to decide is the very best decision.

Ten-Word Tuesday: On taking back what's dished out

I wonder what Simon Cowell sounds like when he sings.

Ten-World Tuesday: Are literary agents like wedding dresses?

Will you know the right one when you find it?

Ten-Word Tuesday: On Writer's Block

You might be trying too hard. Sit back and relax.

Ten-Word Tuesday: Vacation anyone?

After working seventeen days straight, I'm out of bright ideas.

Ten-Word Tuesday: On dealing with rejection

The people who rejected you may one day kick themselves.

Blog Chain: Ten-Wordus Interruptus

Today's Ten-Word Tuesday has been interrupted to bring you the early March blog chain.

Do you create characters that are
larger-than-life or are your characters
more like the average Joe?

When Extraordinary Eric revealed the blog chain topic this time around, I couldn’t help but think of the cartoons I watched as a child.

Oh, how I hated how Professor Keenbean’s inventions always saved Richie Rich from certain doom!

And I’m probably the only person alive who wanted to see Sylvester the Cat eat Tweety Bird (except in the Hyde & Go Tweet episode).

It annoyed me to no end to see two heroes bailed out time and time again by station or circumstance. I think that frustration is part of the reason I now choose to write about normal people whose mistakes snowball out of control. (Yes, the foundation of my life was was built with Saturday morning cartoons. Sad, I know.)
One of my MCs calls herself the Queen of Bad Decisions. She's a nurse and a mom who lives paycheck to paycheck. Despite her attempts to live a life that would make her Daddy proud, she is a slave to impulse.

Who isn’t whim-driven once in awhile? (Yes, I’m talking about that Kit Kat you bought in the check-out lane at Wal-Mart.)

Another one of my MCs is so busy focusing on someone else’s faults she doesn’t realize her own life is crumbling beneath the weight the mistakes she is making.

What kind of person hasn’t experienced denial? (Well, I haven’t, but…)

My characters are average joes with human flaws that are magnified times a hundred. No one can save them but themselves. There are no magic moon shoes designed by Professor Keenbean. No Granny with an umbrella. No Spike the bulldog. Not here.

What about your characters? Average joes or larger than life?

Be sure to check out Sarah’s post on Thursday to see her thoughts on the topic.

Ten-Word Tuesday: The relevant fortune cookie

A diamond is a lump of coal that has persevered.