breaking down boundaries to the exuberant life of writing
January 1 2010 - In: Fiction, FridayFlash, Short Story Anne Tyler Lord
This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun! This short story is part of a new series called Twisted Family Bonds. It continues where the Frostbite series ends. It is a mixture of light and [...]
December 24 2009 - In: Fiction, FridayFlash, Poetry, Short Story Anne Tyler Lord
You can also read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. Aunt Urola’s lavish jeweled necklaces were finally removed from my aunts’ necks. Now, they were all wearing hot blisters and bumpy rashes seared by the poison laced in each string. The red flush of their faces matched their flaring tempers. The men were [...]
December 18 2009 - In: Fiction, FridayFlash, Short Story Anne Tyler Lord
This is Part 2 of a series, if you haven’t read the beginning, you can go to Part 1. Episode – Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.2) Tasha frantically trudged through the knee-deep snow oblivious to her scant clothing of slippers and pajamas. She dropped to the ground next to Great Aunt Urola’s frozen body [...]
December 11 2009 - In: Fiction, FridayFlash, Short Story Anne Tyler Lord
I never imagined my first Christmas back home in fifteen years would come to this. Every swear word in my vocabulary started swirling through my head as I grabbed my sixty-two year old mama tightly with both arms and pulled her away from my great Aunt Urola.
December 6 2009 - In: Fiction, Novel, The Writer's Life Anne Tyler Lord
This year, I discovered a fascinating way to get motivated to put pen to paper and let the characters out of my head that have been banging on the inside of my skull for the last 14 years. I have wanted to write fiction for a long time and have only dabbled in storytelling as [...]
November 15 2009 - In: Fiction, Novel Anne Tyler Lord
R-Evolutionary Nights Alex has always lived a safe life on the corporate track in Chicago following her parents’ dreams for her life. But, she decides to jump off her boring life and pursue writing and international studies at a university in Madison, Wisconsin. Alex meets Jack and falls deeply in love, and their passion for [...]
October 31 2009 - In: Fiction, Novel Anne Tyler Lord
Tonight I am getting ready to begin my novel, R-Evolutionary Nights, during National Novel Writing Month. This is a 30-day writing marathon where the participants are challenged to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November. You can follow my progress at Anne Tyler Lord, and become my writing buddy if you are a [...]
My name is Anne Tyler Lord. I have been many things in my life, but right now, I know I must write. I'm exploring new worlds and I don't like fences. I like to roam where I am led.
I have adopted the motto, Don't Fence Me In, to remind myself to take risks, to do what is in my heart and to expand my world when old habits take over.
I am currently working on a novel, a creative non-fiction historical book, non-fiction educational courses and ongoing short fiction and poetry.
The Writer’s Life (see on Twitter - @Writers_Life and #Writers_Life) is my regular blog series that looks at the life of writers from a personal angle; our challenges, our quests, and what drives us to create. Read more about me here.
So, join me, you won't be sorry.
"Here kitty, kitty" >^..^< >^..^<
Soft Whispers - Deadly Love, Be Mine. Valentine's Day Anthology - February 14, 2010
Flashes in the Dark - Ménage à Trois Avant-garde - February 12, 2010
Soft Whispers - Poetry - ongoing
FridayFlash - Flash fiction stories on Friday - ongoing
The Penny Dreadful - my serial fiction - ongoing
Tyler Corner is an historical novel about the lives of two women who were cousins growing up on Iowa farms in the 1920s - 1930s. It is based on the experiences & artifacts from my own family. I am currently researching this novel to begin writing during NaNoWriMo 2010.
I am creating ebooks and courses for writers, and anyone who wants more creativity and transformation in their lives. The courses are based on Narrative and Poetry Therapy & Humor.
Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas is my first fictional series. It is followed by a sequel series titled Twisted Family Bonds. It is a dark humor soap opera about the Kaszinovs, a Russian Mafia Family.
R-Evolutionary Nights is a novel of romance and suspense set in Prague, Budapest and Wisconsin. Alex and Jack are in love, but must escape the influences of the Russian mafia that has infiltrated Jack's family. I began this novel during the 2009 NaNoWriMo. And, I won.
RedFlame DeepWater is a collection of spiritual poems about the agony and ecstasy of the spiritual journey. RedFlame describes the experience of the Dark Night of the Soul. I will continue the collection in 2010 with DeepWater, illuminating ecstatic spiritual experiences.
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