This month’s focus is on Flash Fiction. Flash isn’t just short, it is urgent. And so is today’s prompt
The Prompt
Time’s Up
[Write On Wednesday] Time’s Up
[Write on Wednesday]Anachrony
This week’s prompt was inspired by the flash fiction story Joan of Arc Sits Naked In Her Dorm Room by Rachel Engelman
The Prompt
Write a 750 word story featuring a character from history or mythology, but place them in a different era
Tips
Continue reading “[Write on Wednesday]Anachrony”[Write On Wednesday] Good From Bad
Yesterday, I reviewed “Useless Things” by Ariel Berry, and it gave me the writing prompt for today’s Flash Fiction focused prompt
The Prompt
Write a story of fewer than 1000 words, that features a twist on a topic/event that might be seen as a disaster. Show us how your character pulls another meaning from it
Tips
Continue reading “[Write On Wednesday] Good From Bad”[Write on Wednesday] Weather Or Not
Since everyone in my orbit is talking about it anyway, let’s write about the weather!
The Prompt
Write a story in an environment where the weather is so extreme that it shapes everything: actions, metaphors, hopes & dreams…
Tips
Continue reading “[Write on Wednesday] Weather Or Not”[Write On Wednesday] Rescue Me
If you’re writing for publication, it’s important to be aware of lead-times, (i.e. the time between when an editor says ‘yes’ to your story and the date the publication goes live). They can be long, so if you’re writing a seasonal story, you need to be submitting months in advance. That’s why today’s prompt is for October’s National Adopt A Shelter Dog month. Write your doggie story today and start pitching it now!
The Prompt
Write a story featuring a dog
Tips
Continue reading “[Write On Wednesday] Rescue Me”[Write On Wednesday] The Writing Group
Have you ever been part of a Writers’ Group? There’s good (Solidarity! Feedback! Deadlines!) and bad (Jealousy! Bitchiness! Blowhards!). This week I invite you to write the story of a writers’ group.
The Prompt
Imagine a writer’s group. Write a story about one of their meetings (or a series of meetings
Tips
- This ground seems ripe for satire and farce, to me, but perhaps that’s just the way my mind works. (I refer you to @guyinyourMFAclass for inspiration!)
- Put a writer (like or unlike) yourself into the group. Have a clear sense of who your protagonist is, what they want, what they don’t want, and what internal struggles cause them potential problems with other characters in this group. What, in their background, caused this internal flaw and how does that play into how they react to other people?
- Go to town, pitting your protagonist against people who appeal to them or who play on that internal struggle (knowingly or otherwise).
- Don’t forget to bring the story to a head over one incident, one moment, and show us how the protagonist deals with it.
Go!
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