Saturday, September 26, 2020

WWA Fall Conference




The Wisconsin Writers Association Fall Conference is happening virtually on Saturday, Oct. 3. 


Speakers include:

Jennifer Lee Goloboy, Agent, Donald Maass Literary Agency

Panel: Writing Scene that Work 

Dasha Kelly Hamilton, Milwaukee Poet Laureate

Program: Why We Write

Erin Celello, author, Miracle Beach and Learning to Stay

Panel: Writing Scenes that Work 

Ann Garvin, author, I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around

Program: First Five Pages

Register today and expand your writing skills from the comfort of your own home!

Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Meeting Reminder - Sept. 5

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 via Zoom. 

Meetings are free and open to the public. 

New faces are always welcome! Please email oawc at aol dot com for a Zoom invitation.

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Randomize This!

Bored with your writing? Feeling blocked? One of my favorite things to do is play around on Master Generator, a portal of various writing generators.

Plot Twist will ask some questions about your story (they will provide random answers if you don’t have any), and spit out up to 50 plot twists.

Another option, 10 Opening Line Ideas, produced some interesting lines like “I have two things on my mind: bowling and my iminent death” and “People trust me with their pets; they shouldn’t.”

The Band Name Generator analyzes information about the band and generates over 20 band names. A sample of band names using the words hamster, Oshkosh, books, hot, poor and rock:

Hamstersica
Poor Division
Undercover Books
Oshkosh Panic
Hamster Head
The Rock Hamsters
Bashing Books
Hot Hamster Brigade
The Oshkosh Rock Experience

The generator also includes song titles and will generate song lyrics in the style of popular musicians.

You can also create characters, drabble and dating profiles and more. A fun way to pass an hour - or three!

I will leave you with my soon-to-be written paranormal romance, thanks to Master Generator. They even created a cover for me! Who would not want to read this?

Kiss of a Ghost
A Paranormal Romance
by Ruth Percey

Zach Blunder suspected something was a little off when his bald grandpa tried to kiss him when he was just six years old. Nevertheless, he lived a relatively normal life among other humans.

It wasn't until he bumped into the devilishly Moody ghost, Wenna Blast, that his life finally began to make sense.

However, Wenna proved to be thin and seemed to have an unhealthy obsession with reading. Zach soon learnt that Wenna had taken an oath never to hug a human being.

When Zach's bald grandpa is injured in a bike accident, Zach realises his own life is at risk.

Despite Wenna's nasty wounds and inherent evilness, Zach finds himself falling for the ghost. Only fate will decided whether she kills or protects him.

One night, a dragon appears before Zach and warns him of a darkness within Wenna. The dragon gives Zach the shiny sword - the only weapon that can defeat a Moody ghost.

Will Zach find it in himself to kill the only creature who has ever made him feel truly dubious? (Hint: yes!)