Author: ellyn99

Fiction Writer embarking on an exciting adventure into the unknown... My ongoing series ~ Emerson Mysteries ~ , about a SF Missing Person's Detective, and my first Sci-Fi novel, "Blue Pearl" are available on Amazon and Kindle. Other published pieces include: A poem, “Flat Tire” was published in “Father and I” by Wingless Dreamer Publishing. (June 2020) A short story "A shot glass full of flowers" was published in GreenPrints magazine. (Autumn 2021 issue) Member: Sisters in Crime ===

Staying focused on my goals…

…it’s so easy to let life’s distractions divert you. Maybe that’s why so many people talk about writing, but never actually do any writing.

Everything looks like a poem…

…to me now! Went to a CA Writer’s Club meeting yesterday. The speaker was Poet ~ Devi S. Laskar ~. http://www.devislaskar.com/ She had us do some fun writing exercises. I’m not really even into poetry, but everything I see looks like a poem to me now.

Whodunit ?…

…Trying something different with my newest Emerson Mystery. Working with a very loose outline. Even I don’t know whodunit..

Unsolicited vs. Unrequited

Unsolicited [uhn-suh-lis-i-tid] adjective – given or supplied without being requested or asked for. “Unsolicited” means that no one at the publisher asked for the submission. … Unrequited [uhn-ri-kwahy-tid] adjective – not returned or reciprocated: See: “Unrequited love.”