Flash Fiction Friday!
It’s been a long time–years, actually–since I last did a Flash Fiction Friday, so I’m spraying some WD-40 on the old flash fiction cogs and giving it a try again. For those who have...
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Promise Kept
Here’s some flash fiction for you this weekend. I entered this in the Fire&Ice flash fiction contest on Friday. Follow that link if you want to check out the other entries. This is mine,...
Tip for Writers: How to Practice Rejection while Honing Your Craft
First, a disclaimer (or acknowledgement, depending on whether or not you like what I say): I owe the fundamental premise behind this tip to Jeff Somers, author of WRITING WITHOUT RULES (a book every...
125 Very Short Shorts
You might remember that last year I participated in the Twitter #vss365 challenge. For the challenge, I had to write a 280-character-or-fewer story every day using a given prompt word. By December 31, I...
Very Short Story: #Jazz
I’ve mentioned before that I’m participating in the daily #vss365 challenge on Twitter. The point of the challenge is to get writers to compose a Very Short Story every day for 365 days (vss365–geddit?)...
A-to-Z Blogging Challenge Recap: Week 4
Only one more day to go in the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge! I’ve almost survived writing daily 100-word flash fiction. Since we don’t blog on Sundays (except for the first post of this year since...
Wizard of Winter
We’re into the home stretch now on the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge. For today’s 100-word flash fiction, I’m changing things up again. Something a bit lighter than yesterday’s. For my prompt, I’m taking one of...
