Need your help for some research. Survey.

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 Ronovan Life Book Research, Books, Reader Research, Readers, Survey, What do you want

I need your help. I have several different books in the works. One each in different genres. The help I need is you telling me what you, as a reader of my site, knowing what I do, having read my various pieces here, knowing who and what I am, what would you like to see in a book from me?

By filling out the form below, you will help me a great deal. I won’t be using this information for any other purpose than to help me determine what my readers want.

I’m hoping to receive enough feedback that I get a good idea of what my readers want.

Don’t worry, I’m not planning to customize a book for readers. That’s being a phony. I just have several books, perhaps a dozen, I can choose to focus on. I thought it would help me decide what to do next.

If you provide an e mail address, it will not be saved. It will only be used to ask for clarification if necessary.

FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #25-A guest appearance.

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 Ronovan Friday Fictions Be Creative, Creative, Daily Post Event, Flash Fiction, Improve your writing skills, Micro Fiction, Write something, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompt

Click HERE for last weeks Entries for the Prompt-A Concert.

Useful links:
Grammarly.com
Click HERE for STRIPPING for FICTION or HOW TO WRITE FLASH FICTION.
Click HERE for Dialogue Tags, Action Beats, and the Dialogue Comma.
Click HERE for What’s a GL and PSS got to do with writing.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE COMMENTS ON YOUR WRITING, PLEASE NOTE AT THE END OF YOUR ENTRY THE AREAS YOU WISH FOR THE READER TO COMMENT ON, OR IF YOU WISH FOR AN OVERALL OPINION.

If you’ve been here before click Skip To Prompt.

Refresh yourself on the Content Guidelines

FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES

With decades of writing behind me and daily learning of how to be a better writer, and by daily, I do mean constant, I wanted to give a way for current friends and future finders of this blog a way to push themselves to improve as well.

Through this challenge my hopes are you will:

Find your voice
Step out of comfort zones to discover a genre where your talent truly lies
Perhaps make connections that will help you become a better writer

DEADLINE IS:

23:59 EST (New York Time) Wednesday. I will then have Thursday to complete reading the entries and compiling the links and such. I do read all entries. You can ask any of my Haiku Challenge family/community members.

I DO ASK THAT YOU:

Keep it PG as all ages do follow the blog and may click through and read the entries. (Continue for exceptions.)
If you do write a piece of fiction that goes past the PG level, copy the link into the comments of this post and make a note of it being such and give the reasons you think it is, such as violence (See below for clarification.), sexual content, language/profanity.
No violence toward children by adults or predatory aspects toward children. I know you may have two kids have a fight. I get that, but I don’t want gratuitous violence such as glorifying bullying. Also I can see you having a kid kicking some bad guy in the face for some reason. I get it.
No sexual assault against anyone.

WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR WORK OF FICTION: (The below guidelines are less than they appear, I’m just thorough.)

Copy and paste your URL in the comments of the challenge post, or do a ping back to this post. This does not mean you must share a link today, Friday, just because the challenge says Friday in it. It means you must return to this post or ping back to this post.

A ping back is copying and pasting the URL of the challenge post into your post. That lets people know about the challenge, sort of, and is one way to let me know you’ve entered. Just make certain to visit back here to see your ping back is showing. Confused? Click HERE to see how to do a ping back.

If your blog is with WordPress, TAG your post as Friday Fiction with Ronovan Writes. This way people may find your work in the WP Reader.

IMPORTANT! For those wishing to participate in the possible FREE eBook Project for Fiction, click HERE for the Challenge Page with information at the bottom along with a form of agreement to fill out.

Click HERE for STRIPPING for FICTION or HOW TO WRITE FLASH FICTION.

Prompt for Challenge

FIRST OF ALL: Please remember, this is NOT a race. Take your time. Friday is only a part of the title, not a deadline. SECONDLY, if the story is flowing, don’t let the word count stop you; keep writing. THIRDLY, if you are an ACTIVE challenge participant and you just aren’t feeling the prompt, write something and ping back or paste your link. I’ll still include it in the #Links post the following Friday.

Word Count is off! Let’s focus on the theme of the thing. Not many actually stick to the word count anyway. (SUGGESTED-No more than 500 if you want to try that.)
Using the prompt of ‘A Guest Appearance‘, WRITE. Who might show up at your house? Or is there a show you are watching and a celebrity appears on screen? Maybe you are someplace and someone comes on stage that makes no sense. What do you do? How does it make you feel? (REQUIRED)
Special note: There hasn’t been a lot of participation lately, and I know that’s because of my lack of involvement, but I had plans for this that were bigger than my health has been able to handle. I’ll keep putting the prompts out for as long as someone writes. When all interests dies, if it happens, then . . .

For proofreading of your work you might check out Grammarly.com. They have a free option to download for Word or that will even work right here in the WordPress Post Editor. It also works in the comments of sites. An additional feature is you can turn Grammarly off and own for each site you visit.

“I LOVED it! It was a perfect segue from nonfiction to fiction.” – Review

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Ronovan Writes’ Solve it Challenge #2.

May 5, 2016May 4, 2016 Ronovan Solve It Brain Teaser, Challenge, Fun, Math Problem, Quiz, Riddle

Click “Like” if you have the answer and make sure to share it around. Don’t put the answer in the comments. We want lots of people to get creative.

4+4=16

Move just two lines to make the problem correct. This one will require you to think differently than usual.

If you want to prove you know it, Fill out the form!

(No email required. This is just for fun.)

Last week’s entry had 10 people submit their answers with one coming up with 4 potential solutions!

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Thank you for your response. ✨

The Fantasy.

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 Ronovan Writing Fiction, Flash Fiction, Sensual, Writers Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge

Moonlight, white silk sheets, and dark raven hair dominate my sight. She had given me a key. Maybe she’d forgotten . . . or maybe not. Once through the door I inhaled deeply and took in her expensive scent.

I fought to keep my eyes from closing, from losing sight of her curves under the silk. Mmmm, perhaps she was expecting me.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, I observed her lines, her breathing. Her fingers gripped the pillow. I leaned in to her neck . . . her reactions were faster.

Lips found mine.

Hands pulled me to her.

She kissed me deep, her hand in my hair . . . while the other was searching.

“Glenn?”

“Wha?” I woke, looking up into dark eyes.

“You were gasping for breath, are you okay?”

“I was lost in a dream, a fantasy.” I smiled.

“Well, everyone needs a fantasy.”

I laughed. “Yeah.

She leaned over me her face close to mine.

“And you know what I always say.”

“Which one?” I asked.

“My single-minded aim is to give existence to fantasy.”

This is my contribution to the Writer’s Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge. Hosted this week by my co-host, Colleen Chesebro on SilverThreading.com. The theme is Fantasy. Click here to see other entries and to enter yourself if you like.

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“Everyone needs a fantasy.”

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 Ronovan Quotes Fantasy, Quotes, WQWWC, Writers Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge

Read The Fantasy, a story I wrote after the quotes.

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #95 Dragon&Invite

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Blogs, Community, Daily Post Event, Fun, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Humor, Nature, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Prompt

Haiku Poetry Prompt Writing Challenge Useful Links.

Click HERE for LINKS to last weeks Entries for Diamonds&Pearls.

This weeks words are courtesy of Wild Daffodil’s 8 year old granddaughter Miss E, who wrote a poem for us in last weeks comments.
Thesaurus: Dragon, Invite.
HowManySyllables.com
Thesaurus.com
Haiku in English
How to do a Ping Back

The Challenge Words!

Dragon&Invite

Courtesy of Wild Daffodil’s 8 year old granddaughter Miss E.

Not sure how to write a Haiku? Click HERE for a quick How to write Haiku Poem in English Form with links to articles for other forms of Haiku.

*Use the 52 Week Photo Challenge hosted by some of our Haiku Challenge friends in unison with the above prompt words. This week’s photo prompt is Work. Click HERE to see the full 52 prompts. And yes, EXTRA can be used with the Haiku words, although I didn’t plan it that way this week.

The Guidelines are simple.

Use the two prompt words in a Haiku. I use Haiku in English as my style, which is 5 syllables for the first line, 7 for the second, and 5 for the third, but you can use what you like. The link above gives you more specifics of a Haiku and other forms of Haiku.
Words have different definitions and you can use the definitions you like. You can even use a synonym word. Go to Thesaurus.com for Synonym help. I’ve also included the words at the top of the page.
Copy and paste the URL link of your finished haiku post into a comment here on the challenge post. I then know you did one, and we can all go visit your site to see what you have done. You can also do a ping back. What’s a ping back? Put the URL link from the address bar of this post, if you like, within your post. Your inclusion of the link encourages others to try the challenges out, be creative, and join a community to find friends and more followers (hopefully). I honestly gain nothing by more people visiting the post. I don’t have ads running I get paid for by your visit. How to do a Ping Back
Use the Tag of Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge. This will help me find you in case you forget to ping back or leave your URL in the comments.
The Challenge currently BEGINS at 8 AM EST (New York City time) on Mondays. And a DEADLINE is Noon EST (New York City time) on the Sunday following the Challenge Post release.

Much Respect-Much Love

Ronovan

“The action scenes in this novel are vivid and filled with sounds and images, and the plot is compelling and complex.” – 5 Star ReadersFavorite.com Review

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Come and listen to my interview from last week!

May 2, 2016 Ronovan Interviews Annette Rochelle Aben, BlogTalkRadio, Historical Fiction, Interview, Poetry, Tell Me a Story, The Magic Happens

Listen to my interview on the BlogTalkRadio show Tell Me A Story from The Magic Happens network. The show is hosted by Annette Rochelle Aben and the topics range from tacos to poetry, and from novels to what Annette had for breakfast. Click the image below to go to the interview! I even read a poem and make up one for our friend Judy Martin of Edwina’s Episodes.

Fear the Burn! by @YouAreTheExpert.

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Ronovan Guest Haiku Dragons, Haiku, Poetry

Fear the Burn!
by Annette Rochelle Aben is the first in this week. Two Haiku with one shared meaning.

Annette Rochelle Aben

The breathing of fire

How we’ve defined dragons

Invites our deep fears

Get your sticks ready

We’ve invited the dragons

I bought marshmallows

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#WeekendCoffeeShare – May 1, 2016

May 1, 2016 Ronovan Writing

“To be honest, Amber Wake is likely not a novel that I would have picked up had it not been from knowing Ronovan through our wonderful WordPress community. And, that would have been a shame as I am enjoying this fast paced novel and expect to have a review posted before the end of the month.”

from the sticks to the bricks and back again

If you and I were having coffee right now … I would apologize for letting the entire winter go by without catching up over coffee. I guess I’ve been in a bit of a funk. I still haven’t decided what kind of posting schedule works for weekend coffee share posts – weekly, monthly, quarterly, when the spirit moves me. Truth be told, I am still struggling with creating an editorial calendar for 2016.

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Never Give Up

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Ronovan Poetry Life, Love, Optimist, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme

Life
Will
Never
Defeat me.
I’m
All
I’ll
Be needing.

Some
Like
to be
Conceding
But I’ll Never
Give up
No Never Give up.

Skies
Are
Blue
Up above.
My
Life
Fits
Me
Like a glove.

No
I
May
Never Know
Of
Love.
But I’ll Never
Give up
No Never Give up.

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Love Crutch

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Ronovan Poetry Confusion, Love, Lyric Poem, Poem, Poetry, Rambling, Relationship, Rhyme, Song

What cha playin’ at
Think you’re something worthy but your times up
Times up
Times up
So why don’t you just shut up.

Yeah, I’m talkin’ ’bout you
Holdin’ court like you somebody big and tough
Big ‘n Tough
Big ‘n Tough
You’re nothin’ but a chump.

Why do I keep sinkin’, over a stupid weak in,
my armor?
Do you think I’m
a charmer?

Some people like to lay down and say,
they’re prayin’.
But all they do is
keep payin’.

I don’t want a banker to be my heart taker.
Taker
Taker
Do be a faker.

I want a free thinker, shrinker, a love drinker.
Drinker
Drinker
A love strike sinker.

Why do I keep thinkin, about your ever blinkin’?
Your eyes keep sinkin’.
Borin’ holes into my dreamin’.
A home run knockin’ win.

I’m not one to tell much.
But I keep longing for your touch.
Baby I need you in a clutch.
You’re my love crutch.

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Today at 1:30 PM EST-Ronovan Writes on Tell Me A Story Radio!

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Ronovan Interviews Annette Rochelle Aben, Blog Talk Radio, Interview, Poetry, Radio, Tell Me a Story, The Magic Happens

It’s been a whole year since my last stop in with Annette Rochelle Aben on The Magic Happens network. Last time on her Internet BlogTalkRadio show, I had her Tell Me A Story. Yes, I turned it around and the guest was asking the host the questions. What will I do this time?

Last year I mentioned working on my debut novel. That novel is out and receiving amazing reviews. This year we’re talking about poetry. Why me? I wonder. She wonders how many odes to tacos I have? Little does she now.

Yes, I will be reading at least one poem.

Join me at 1:30 PM Eastern, that’s New York Time!

Annette watches the chat and speaks with those there so join in, say hi, and even throw her a question for me.

What will you ask me?

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/themagichappens/2016/04/29/ronovan-writes-poetry-on-tell-me-a-story

“Could YOU make a choice between tacos and history? What about fresh fruit or writing? Let’s ask author, Ronovan Hester, my guest today on Tell Me a Story. Okay, so I’d rather talk to him about the topic of this month’s programs, National poetry Month. Of course we know him from his incredibly popular Weekly Writing Challenges (Haiku and Fiction) hosted on his blog http://www.ronovanwrites.wordpress.com as well as from one of his crowning achievements to date, the publishing of his first novel! Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling (co-authored with P.S. Bartlett) which recently received a 5-Star Review from http://www.ReadersFavorite.com (wtg you two). What you might NOT know, is that Ron is hard at work compiling a soon be released, book of poetry titled: My Loves. (I wonder how many odes to tacos are in it). So, tune into the show today and let’s hear all about Ronovan Writes Poetry, today on The Magic Happens Radio Network. http://www.themagichappens.com http://www.blogtalkradio.com/themagichappens/2016/04/29/ronovan-writes-poetry-on-tell-me-a-story “

FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #24-A Concert.

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Ronovan Friday Fictions Daily Post Event, Fiction Writing, Friday Fiction with Ronovan Writes, New Challenge, Storytelling, Weekly, Writing, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompt, Writing Tips

Click HERE for last weeks Entries for the Prompt-Surprise.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE COMMENTS ON YOUR WRITING, PLEASE NOTE AT THE END OF YOUR ENTRY THE AREAS YOU WISH FOR THE READER TO COMMENT ON, OR IF YOU WISH FOR AN OVERALL OPINION.