by RJ Ladon | Aug 30, 2019 | Hey, look what I found, Writing
How do I use personal experiences to create writing ideas? This morning I went out to do my chores and noticed one of my long-time hens was crowing. Yes, crowing. Now I have seen this fine lady put out at least five or six dozen eggs. I am positive she is a hen. But...
by RJ Ladon | Aug 2, 2019 | Hey, look what I found, World building, Writing
Writing is not always sitting down in a chair and typing something out. Sometimes we have to research, and for me, it becomes an educational process. While working on a science fiction project for Copper Dog Publishing, an anthology called “Not to Yield”,...
by RJ Ladon | Jun 11, 2019 | Bloodstone Clues, World building, Writing
When someone says the word Gnome, most people think of the little ceramic garden gnome with the white beard and red hat. The traditional garden decoration was created in Germany during the mid-1800s and spread into France then England. Today gnomes don’t always...
by RJ Ladon | Feb 15, 2019 | Hey, look what I found, The Breaking Clues, World building, Writing
Photo by Alex Fu from Pexels In January of 2019, there was a Super Wolf Blood Moon. My first impression of the name was awe, and the macabre sounding name stirred visions of werewolves. Did someone pull that name out of a hat? Was the name meant to...
