BlogHide Resteemsntowl (61)in hive-193552 • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: April 1 2020It’s been a long time since I’ve posted an Actifit report. But I’ve been busy walking and getting my steps anyway. Spring is making its way here so it’s been great to get outside again. I’m…ntowl (61)in freewritehouse • 5 years agoFinally, Prizes for the Supporting Freewrite and SBI ChallengeFirst, I apologize for taking so long to post the winners announcement. This post is so late it is beyond comical. I know there are a lot of things going on with Steem since the original post too.…ntowl (61)in hive-161155 • 5 years agoPlease Wait...the Results Are Coming! Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who put their support behind my last post for the @freewritehouse and SBI. This is just a quick note to say I'm working on the prize announcement post. It…ntowl (61)in hive-161155 • 5 years agoSupporting Freewrite House and SBI - Giving away 75 SBI shares!I doubt anyone has been paying attention, but I haven't been posting to Steem. But I have been paying some attention to a few Discord channels and have seen some crazy stuff happening. There's…ntowl (61)in freewritehouse • 5 years agoHome Alone? A late We-write endingA few weeks ago @zeldacroft posted the beginning of a spooky we-write. She'd asked me to write an ending but I didn't have time to finish it before that week was over. You see, something strange…resteemedzeldacroft (57)in writing • 5 years agoThe Rise of Ptolos Part One: One Last HopePart One: One Last Hope The tunnel was getting tighter. Eve persevered, her knees starting to ache as she crawled on. Echoes of her boots scraping the rough stone mixed with her tired grunts as…ntowl (61)in writing • 5 years agoRevealing Characters Through DialogueThis is a follow up blog to Using Dialogue to Show. Not Tell. If you haven’t read that blog yet, you might want to before reading this post. The story I shared in my last post primarily…resteemedzeldacroft (57)in freewrite • 5 years agoThere's Adventure Out There (a Freewrite)“Hurry up, my boy!” Cried the good doctor, as he scurried up the hillside. Though twice his assistant’s size and carrying his own satchel, the doctor was also somehow twice as fast. Seemingly…ntowl (61)in actifit • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My Actifit Report Card: October 11 2019Here in New England fall is celebrated like no other season. When the trees start to turn colors, hordes of people-peepers or leaf peepers we call them-drive from all around to see the trees in all…ntowl (61)in actifit • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My Actifit Report Card: October 9 2019I’m not entirely sure where all my steps came from today. I took a walk this evening which is when I took the picture above. The sunset was vivid and amazing in person but had to take the pictures…ntowl (61)in actifit • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My Actifit Report Card: October 8 2019I slept through my alarm today. Thankfully I’m self employed so it didn’t cause any problems except for my day starting a little late. Still I got a lot done. My workout ran late but in plenty of…ntowl (61)in writing • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Using Dialogue to Show, Not TellDialogue is one of the key tools writers use to show, not tell what is happening in their stories. For example, have you ever have a conversation that danced around the real topic you were talking…ntowl (61)in freewritehouse • 5 years agoThe Wizard's Berries - An entry into the We-WriteI love wizards so I offered to be @kaelci's partner for the return of the We-Write from the @freewritehouse. Since I'm a sponsor of the contest I can't win, but wanted to be sure @kaelci…ntowl (61)in actifit • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My Actifit Report Card: September 24 2019Can you see what that is in the picture? At first my daughter thought is was a small snake as it slithered by her foot. It turned out to be a long, agile and fast earthworm. I’ve seen them come out…ntowl (61)in writing • 5 years agoThank You for Your Support! My Book Launch UpdateThank you so much for your support with my book launch! You helped me reach #2 in the 90-Minute Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Reads Free Kindle Category The book also made it to #4 in the…ntowl (61)in actifit • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My Actifit Report Card: September 18 2019It’s funny. I feel like I didn’t walk much today but I guess I did. By the time I got outside it was dark so I couldn’t take any pictures. The night sky looked something like that picture from…ntowl (61)in actifit • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My Actifit Report Card: September 17 2019Today my steps come from just doing daily stuff like grocery shopping and a short walk this morning. They do add up if you keep walking! I had to wait for my daughter at an appointment for about…ntowl (61)in writing • 5 years agoMy Book is Free on Kindle Through Wednesday- Can you help me make it #1? UPDATE: #2 Right Now!Thank you so much for your support with my book launch! Steem really does have the best community. As of this writing my book is moving up the rankings on Amazon.com (not sure about other…ntowl (61)in writing • 5 years agoMy first Kindle Short is published!Whoo hoo! Somehow I found the courage to finally upload my first book to Kindle. It’s been mostly done for months now, though I’ve been editing and tweaking it based on the Freewrite House Beta…ntowl (61)in freewrite • 5 years agoYet-to-be-named Freewrite Story Part 1Last year the @freewritehouse held a fifty day freewrite and selfie contest. I didn't make it to the end but in the process I wrote a continuous story using the prompts each day. I've decided to…