The first line of a story, we’re told, must hook the reader. Do any of the lines in today’s Dystopian SF First Lines post hook you?
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The First Female Presidential Candidate Spent Election Day in Jail
Fifty years before women could vote, a woman ran for the top office in the land. The law didn’t allow her to vote, but there was no law against her running for President of the United States of America. An activist for women’s rights, Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927) the first female Presidential candidate spent election… Continue reading The First Female Presidential Candidate Spent Election Day in Jail
13 Ways to Be Creative When You Feel Unimaginative
You are a creative but when you sit down to create you go blank. What do you do? All creatives have bad days. Sometimes a string of bad days. Do you have a toolbox of ways to be creative when you feel unimaginative? Read on for 13 ways to be creative when you feel unimaginative.… Continue reading 13 Ways to Be Creative When You Feel Unimaginative
A February That Broke My Heart Forever
This was a February that broke my heart forever. If you read my post “A Grievous Loss and a New Life Journey,” you know why. My husband’s death deeply affected me and changed my all goals. Making As things turned out, I worked on the manuscript fifteen days this month. If I Should Die’s revision… Continue reading A February That Broke My Heart Forever
The first African-American Professional Nurse
Mary Mahoney made history as the first African-American Professional Nurse, yet many do not know her name. A strong woman, Mahoney, became a nurse despite severe societal limitations placed on black and minority women. She braved discrimination and worked toward equality for black and minority nurses and women. Early Life A pair of freed slaves… Continue reading The first African-American Professional Nurse