Walk the Spooky Plank!
Although I don’t participate in Hallowe’en, writing challenges are a different matter! This month’s Walk the Plank challenge from the YA Buccaneers has a “ghost story” theme. The challenge is to write a 200-word...
Category: Fiction
Robin’s Gruesome Giveaway
For the record, I don’t do Hallowe’en. We don’t celebrate Hallowe’en in our house, and never have. I don’t mind reading horror novels, and I have no problem with “scary” movies, though horror really...
Walk the Plank: New Voyages Writing Challenge
Every month, the motley crew of pirates over at YA Buccaneers challenge writers to come up with some flash fiction based on the month’s theme. This month, the theme is “New Voyages,” and that’s...
Walk the Plank on Vacation
The YA Buccaneers are throwing down the gauntlet again with another flash fiction challenge. Flash fiction is a great way to hone your writing skills, helping you to cut unnecessary words, find ways to...
A “Walk the Plank” Adventure!
You know me, I’m a glutton for a Flash Fiction challenge. It doesn’t even have to be a competition with prizes. Just throw down the gauntlet and my writerly glands start to salivate. So,...
Adjectives and Incidental Music
I know some of my blog friends are really into movie soundtracks. Great movie music can really help to enhance the story and the whole cinema experience. Could you think of “Star Wars” without...
RTW: Book of the Month for May, 2013
I haven’t done a Road Trip Wednesday for a few weeks, and since it’s Book of the Month time, I thought this would be a good week to participate. The question being asked by...
X Marks the Spot
I couldn’t think of a good “X” post. But I had to come up with something, so what would any writer do in this situation? Write a story of course! I know it’s not...
