We are officially half way through StoryADay May 2013. Just think, if you write a story today, you’re over half way there! Some Reminders It’s Not Too Late | Courses & Books To Help | Prompt Preview Exclusives | It’s Not Too Late To Start OK, you meant to start writing at the beginning of [...]
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[Writing Prompt] Third Person, Omniscsient
The Prompt Write a story in the Third Person, Omniscient style Tips Think of a Dickens novel if you’re struggling to zone in one this style. The narrator of your story can know everything about everyone, and even interject with thoughts and judgements. It is perfectly fine to ‘head hop’ in this style: i. e. [...]
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Doing a little fiddling around behind the scenes in hopes of fixing the forum problems. I know, I know, this should have been done last month, but it was working fine for previous users and…excuses, excuses. Hopefully things will be back up shortly. Go and write a story instead
[Writing Prompt] Game-ify
I love stealing inspiration from other sources. The Prompt Write A Story Based On A Character or Scenario From A Game Tips This could be a scenario from a video game or a board game (what if you WERE Mario — or met him on the road? What if you were Miss Scarlet. Were you [...]
[Reading Room] A Priest In The Family by Colm Tóibín
A story about a paedophile priest in Ireland? My heart sank at the mere thought. Not really my usual cup of tea. However, I’d heard enough about Colm Tóibín to be curious. I hadn’t read any of his work, so when this story popped up on the Selected Shorts Podcast, I decided to give it [...]
StoryADay Round Up For December 2012
So, were you furiously writing all through November? C’mon, I know you guys. You can’t resist a challenge and NaNoWriMo is the granddaddy of them all. Well, if you were, I hope it went well. If you weren’t, well that just means you’ll have all the more creative energy for the inevitable New Year’s Resolution [...]
How Was Your Writing Year?
Worksheet Alert! I have a new, free worksheet for you! Take a few minutes to look back at what you’ve done this year. Spend a little time patting yourself on the back on this new worksheet for those of us who like lists but aren’t linear thinkers…[read more]
[Weekly Writing Prompt] Alternate History
Fifty years ago this week, the US discovered that the USSR was building nuclear missile bases in Cuba. The two weeks that followed brought the two countries closer to disaster than ever before or since. The Prompt Write a story set in an alternate history where the Cuban Missile Crisis turned out differently and someone [...]
A Challenge — And A Gift
StoryADay September ’12 starts TOMORROW!
But more about in a minute.
First: I have a gift for you, and a favor to ask.
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