It's been a while since I've done some real Flash Fiction, so I decided to dig in with another Chuck Wendig challenge! This week over at terribleminds, Chuck issued the challenge of taking a Stephen King title and making a whole new story from it, unrelated to the actual novel by that name! There were... Continue Reading →
Hello ladies and gents- how's 2018 treating you? Me? I am alive, and have an itchy writing finger. It's like a trigger finger, you kno-- Okay, yep, it sounded weird. Anyway. I'm compiling my TBR list for the year, and I wanted to share what I've got so far, and see what YOU have! I've... Continue Reading →
This week's Flash Fiction Challenge over at TerribleMinds had random Five Word Titles, with the rules of 1500 words. Two stood out to me: "Someone's Dragon is Double-Parked Outside" and "I Shouldn't Have Swiped Right." If I had done the Swipe one, it was going to be a Vampire story, but since the previous one... Continue Reading →
This week, Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction challenge is To Behold the Divine: Gods and Goddesses. With today being the Spring Equinox, I thought I'd write about... well, let's see if you can guess. Enjoy! --- "Spring's Flourish, Autumn's Chill" “Go to hell!” Those were the only words I heard as Devin Tomlinson's fist connected with... Continue Reading →
This is a post I want to share with you guys, as it goes through a lot (and I mean, A LOT) of emotions that many folks are currently feeling, in the writerly world and beyond. Chuck Wendig addresses the cries of "I wish you'd get back to art and stop politics!" You can find... Continue Reading →
This week's challenge: write about something that scares you. Here's what scares me.
Another day, another flash! Posting this one early, because I AM A REBEL AND CAN DO THAT. Or because I have adult things to take care of tomorrow. Dammit. So! Last week, Chuck Wendig had everyone post sentences that would be the center of this week's story. This week, we had ten to choose from.... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I read a post by Chuck Wendig on Author Platform, which you can find HERE. His beginning summation? I'm going to go against "writing advice" orthodoxy here and offer up this thought:Your "platform" is mostly bullshit.Bear with me.— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 6, 2016 Through the post, he explains his follower-to-buyer breakdown and the... Continue Reading →
Since I'm feeling less like THE DEATH this week, I went ahead and wrote some flash fiction! This is another based on Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction Challenge. This week? Dragon. Two thousand words max. Period. What came to my mind? PIRATES AND DRAGONS, of course. Because part of my mind lives under the sea, and... Continue Reading →
This week's Flash Fiction challenge over at terribleminds was, as the title states, a whole story told in just five sentences, with 100 words as the max. Chuck was sure to point out that this needs to be a story, not a snapshot. So I ended up writing three: one, which I super love, but borders... Continue Reading →
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