Monthly Archives: July 2014

It’s kind of like gaming

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Legends of Lorata

WordPress taught me something new today in the prompt, “The Ray Bradbury Noun List Twist.”  It turns out that you can tweet @YouAreCarrying Inventory, and it will reply right away with a list of nouns that you can use to … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Your UVP: Why Should We Read *You*?

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Legends of Lorata

Originally posted on The Daily Post:
Every story has already been told. Once you’ve read Anna Karenina, Bleak House, The Sound and the Fury, To Kill a Mockingbird, and A Wrinkle in Time, you understand that there is really no…

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Writing 201: What’s Your Angle?

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Legends of Lorata

In Writing 201: What’s Your Angle?, WordPress asks the following questions: What’s your story? It’s all in the telling. — Rebecca Solnit 1) What makes you you? Which elements of your experience and unique perspective couldn’t possibly be present in … Continue reading →

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Our Home in the Mountains

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Legends of Lorata

When she was young, Queen Arialla often went tor the family’s mansion up in the Dragonridge Mountains.  It was where Z’Lé first saw her, and where many other events unfolded.  Later on, the mansion is not visited very often, and … Continue reading →

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The Box from a Lost Age

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Legends of Lorata

In The Leftovers Daily Post, we are challenged to write about something that we have not opened or looked at for a long time.  In keeping with the world of Lorata, I am writing today about a little something that … Continue reading →

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Writing 101, Day Twenty: The Things We Treasure

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Legends of Lorata

In WordPress’s Writing 101 day 20. we are asked the following: Tell us the story of your most-prized possession.  Today’s twist: We extolled the virtues of brevity back on day five, but now, let’s jump to the other side of … Continue reading →

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