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2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: It Doesn’t Really Exist | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 14, 2018 Create a fictional town. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: From a Different POV | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 13, 2018 Rewrite a pivotal scene from a different VIEWPOINT. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: They Need to Suffer | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 12, 2018 A conversation with someone the character thinks needs to suffer. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: A Racing Heart | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 11, 2018 Things that make the character’s heart beat faster. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: What the Moon Said | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 10, 2018 Last night, the moon seemed to say something. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

#Library Haul for the Week of 9 April 2018 | #amreading

I don’t know about you, but when it’s time to check books out from the library, it’s kind of like a Lay’s potato chip thing—I can never “eat” just one. And since I never know for sure exactly what I’m going to feel like reading at any given moment, I always check out multiple options […]

2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: That’s (almost) Impossible! | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 9, 2018 Most things will never happen. This one will. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: Soup’s On! | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 7, 2018 Write a scene beginning with a bowl of soup. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

2018 Writing Challenge–Prompt: An Unsent Letter | #amwriting #writingprompt

Writing Prompt—April 6, 2018 An unsent letter is discovered many years later. Word Count Goal: 300 to 1,000 words You can write it as a scene or notes or an outline or even an epic poem worthy of a minstrel in the king’s court. Just write!

#TBT: Avoiding Info Dumps with Maria V. Snyder | #amwriting #writingtips

Originally published in 2014 In Many Genres, One Craft, award-winning author Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller gather the voices of today’s top genre writers and writing instructors alongside their published students. It fosters the writing process in a way that focuses almost exclusively on writing the novel. Using a compilation of instructional articles […]