Seekerville: The Journey Continues

Mary Connealy
Good night sweet blog. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Yes, Seekerville is closing up. I hate it and I'm ready. This blog has meant so much to me. This outlet as a professional writer. This attempt we've all made to help others and express ourselves. There were so many people who helped me learn how to write...

 I'm on a very tight deadline at the moment, but I'm also in my last week of school, so time is precious. I started to write a new blog post, but I realized I was PROCRASTINATING from writing the final scene in my first draft.
As I was debating new vs an oldie (another chance to procrastinate), I came across the one I'm posting about....

Erica here. It's a smart writer who doesn't waste effort. Yesterday, I was the presenter/speaker at the ACFW MN NICE chapter in the Twin Cities, and I thought I would use a bit of what I taught there for this blog post. :)
From Wild0ne via Pixabay
I spoke on Five Pages to Impress: How to Start a Story Strong. One portion of the presentation was a 'what not to do' section, based upon what I see so often when judging contest entries....

The Christ Pantocrator of St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai,
a 6th-century encaustic icon. [PD-US]
Jesus said to the Twelve: