Tag Archives: John W. Howell Author

Community Story Board Prompt – Frost is and Does

Here is my interpretation of the Prompt ‘Frost”  created by Susan Nichols for the Community Story Board Old Man Frost by John W. Howell ©2013 I watched this old guy struggle with the heavy outer door and finally make it into the bank. He crossed the marble foyer and looked like he was going to end […]

Top Ten No Nos is as Top Ten No Nos Does

Here is the Sixteenth 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. We hope you enjoy. This list was put together at the request of Minion Leader […]

Margarita is as Margarita Does

Friday has finally arrived. If you are like me it is a welcome sight for sore everything. Even though I don’t have a traditional workweek, I still like to kick back and celebrate its close. In fact, someone asked me my idea of a good Friday. I said, “A good Friday is where I write […]

Wednesday is as Wednesday Does

Wednesday is upon us again. The mid-week always gets me into a mood to do something different. This week is no exception. I thought it would be fun to think of some new pitches for possible query letters on some very popular Favorite Fiction. The way this will be done is to take a book […]

Publish is as Publish Does

  I am very pleased that the Paperbook Collective has published one of my short stories in the third edition. You can go to the site: http://issuu.com/jaydeashe/docs/the_paperbook_collective_issue_thre/1?e=0 and read the story and look at the rest of the fine collection. My story begins on page nine, but you might want to look at the others. […]

Top Ten No No’s is as Top Ten No No’s Does

  Here is the Fifteenth 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. We hope you enjoy.   Top Ten Things Not To Do When Trying to […]

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 […]

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 […]