Author Archives: John W. Howell

Prompt is as Prompt Does – Community Story Board

It’s Sunday, and time once again for the Weekly Prompt at The Community Story Board.  Go here for details http://wp.me/p3xQw1-1Ga This week is to  see what everyone can do with the word “Yesterday …” Interpret it as you will, but the word yesterday must appear somewhere in your work, be it the title or in the middle of a sentence. Write […]

End of the Week is as End of the Week Does

Friday again. Man how the week goes by. I spent most of it editing my next book and I must say I like this one. I know you would like to agree with me, but it’s going to be a while till I get the thing out the door. Besides the fact that you will […]

One Day is as One Day Does

The Community Story Board prompt was posted by LindaGHill and can cover any interpretation the author wishes. So here is my view of One Day. Life One Day by John W. Howell © 2013 One day the sun will bring, One day the rain will fall. One day the birds will sing, One day the […]

October 6 Weekly Prompt – “One Day…”

Here is the weely Community Story Board prompt.

TGIF is as TGIF Does

Friday is a sweet day and even though I am chained to this key board, I look with envy to all the millions of workers who: Get up before dawn Get to commute on average two hours a day along with a couple of million of their closest friends Get to reach a workplace filled […]

Editing is as Editing Does

Here we are to Wednesday and like I have been doing for a week I am still editing my second book. There is still no word on launch date on the first from the publisher. I continue to press to finish the next novel and hopefully I will be ready to market the first without having […]

Ten No No’s is as Ten No No’s Does

Since a lot of us share in the fantasy of becoming a world famous author, here is the Thirteenth installment of Ten Top Lists of What Not to Do by Marie Ann Bailey of 1WriteWay at http://1writeway.com and John W. Howell of Fiction Favorites at http://johnwhowell.com. These lists are simu-published on our blogs each Monday. […]

Week Prompt is as Week Prompt Does

Here is my offering for the Community Story Board Prompt.

Weekly prompt: angst and longing in poetic form

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Weekend Haiku is as Weekend Haiku Does

When I was working in organized commerce, I used to look so forward to the weekends. This was a time for family and to forget for a while the pressures back at work. Now that I am pretty much liberated to work twenty-four seven on my own stuff, the appeal of Friday does not have […]