by Debra Quincy | Jun 21, 2026 | All, Stories
Here I am, this is me There’s nowhere else on earth I’d rather be… For the longest time, my world existed in pieces. I was five when I was torn away from my two sisters. Some wounds never disappear. Being abandoned that young teaches you that people...
by Debra Quincy | Oct 17, 2025 | All, Stories
The Final Warning The fluorescent lights of the studio’s small live room hummed against the walls. It was a strange contrast to the velvet darkness of Dave’s nightclubs. This wasn’t a concert hall. It wasn’t supposed to be. Dave had chosen the...
by Debra Quincy | Oct 7, 2025 | All, Resources, Writing
The Fire Behind the Words We talk about craft. Plot. Character arcs. Compelling dialogue. We dissect sentences, argue over punctuation and agonise over a single word. These are the bricks and mortar of storytelling. They matter. But they are not the fire. There is...
by Debra Quincy | Sep 14, 2025 | Stories
The hallway smelled like bleach and boiled carrots, a lazy attempt to scrub over whatever had come before.I adjusted my tie. Still knotted right.The jacket sat a little off my shoulders now, but the cut was sharp.Routine helps you stay anchored. So does suspicion.The...
by Debra Quincy | Sep 13, 2025 | Marketing
I don’t read a lot, but once in a while I buy a promising book on Amazon, usually something about psychology or other deep topics. Recently, I finished a book I absolutely loved, and I couldn’t wait to give something back to the author, a heartfelt 5-star review, the...
