Indigo Spider

A Good-Bye Letter

IndigoSpider — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:30:15 +0000

Dear Spiderlings, This is a quick note and long overdue post. As many of you know, I went away in April for a wonderful retreat. Unfortunately, after two weeks I became quite sick and developed pneumonia and came home early to recuperate. However, despite having fully recuperated I remained absent from the blog. After several …

May You Learn From the Masters

SparrowSong — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:00:59 +0000

Today I just wanted to share a couple interesting, inspiring and thought-provoking things famous writers had to say about the art of writing.

Sunday Picture Press: Laughter!!

Dave — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:07:08 +0000

Greetings fellow Wordsmiths! IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR SMILE ON! This week SPP is actually on time! Apologies for my absence in the last week, login problems and late nights prevented my from bringing you the usual bucket load of mirth and merriment! This weeks theme is about laughter and with good reason. In our …

Wednesday Writers Group: Pick Your Plot!

Dave — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:02:53 +0000

G’day fellow Wordsmiths! Story writing is ace fun isn’t it? We let our imagination pour out onto the page or screen, enjoying the ride as the adventure unfolds before our eyes. Do you sometimes wish you could unhook your brain from Plot Land and set it on Easy Street for a little while? Well now …

Monday Picture Press: The Road Less Travelled

Dave — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:52:19 +0000

Greetings fellow Wordsmiths! Once again I’m a day late bringing you this weeks Sunday Picture Press, so I cry your pardon. And sadly there were no contributors for last weeks challenge. I can only assume everyone was having a great time basking in the Spring time blossom, enjoying an early BBQ or happy to be …

THE WINNERS! Christina Deubel’s Spring Theme Poetry Competition

Dave — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:29:43 +0000

On March 5th you were invited to take part in a fantastic competition where the prize was amazing! All you had to do was write a poem based on a Spring theme and submit it via a link, email or on the forums. Each submission would be entered into a poll where you could vote …

Monday Picture Press: Spirituality

Dave — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:53:22 +0000

Greetings fellow Wordsmiths! As you’ll see from the post title this weeks Sunday Picture Press is on a Monday. I’ve had a busy weekend and didn’t have time to post the usual SPP on Sunday! Indigo is away on vacation for April so I’ll be filling in for her. Hopefully I can live up to …

Christina Deubel’s Spring Theme Poetry Competition

Dave — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:19:01 +0000

And You Thought I Wouldn’t Post This Month…

SparrowSong — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:56:38 +0000

I hope everyone’s enjoyed their April Fool’s mischief, but now it’s time to buckle down and sink our teeth into some serious writing. Actually, I think this article speaks for itself. It has some great resources for writers all in one, neat little package. Do you have any articles you’d add to her list? Don’t …

Sunday Picture Press: Fantasy Worlds

Dave — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:33:21 +0000

Greetings fellow Wordsmiths! Before we get to the wonderful stories for this week, a reminder and an announcement first. Most important reminder: do not forget the contest! Submission deadline is April 3rd. All the details are found here. Indigo is away on vacation for April so I’ll be filling in for her. Hopefully I can …