CG Express

Beyond Fences

The big house became our home five years ago when our son and daughter were old enough to ask why we made them move away from their friends. We were wise enough not to answer since really, how could we explain that success meant a bigger house and what was life without success? When…

CGraith

September 20, 2020

Read On – Stories

Coping with COVID, COVID, Hope, Neighbors, Short Story, Single Mom

Power of One Hundred

A Story Form There are lots of things counted by one hundred. There are hundred-year storms, hundred-year floods, one hundred pennies in a dollar, one hundred “bottles of beer on the wall” according to the song and then there’s the one-hundred-word story. Not a child’s book, an actual story. I want to thank a recent…

CGraith

September 19, 2020

writing

100 word story, flash fiction, Long life, memorial

Pitch the Story

There are many milestones to reach on the way to publication. First one of course, is having a story to write. Most of what I write starts with an idea and not a story. The idea gives birth to the story. I’m a ‘Panster’, plotting as I go. More on the Pros and Cons of…

CGraith

September 16, 2020

writing

avoiding rejection, getting published, novel summary, Query letter, writers, writing