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[Write On Wednesday] The Group

Ever been forced to be part of a group project? Ever joined a community group because you felt like you ought to? Ever been part of a voluntary group that you loved? Today’s prompt encourages you to mine those experiences to create a story with an ensemble cast. The Prompt Write A Story Centered Around … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] The Group"

SWAGr for January 2019

Post your goals for this month and this new year! Let us know how you got on with last month’s goals and how you feel about the past year. What did you learn? What did you finish? What did you give up? What did you start? Leave a comment below telling us how you got … Continue reading "SWAGr for January 2019"

121- Happy Hogmanay 2018

In which I encourage you to celebrate the end/start of the year however makes you happiest! If you want planning docs find them here: https://stada.me/pace If you want to set some goals for January, check in at StoryADay.org on Jan 1 for our SWAGr group. And if your goals are simply to stand in front … Continue reading "121- Happy Hogmanay 2018"

[Write On Wednesday] New Beginnings

A new year is almost upon us. News sites and shows and all your favourite blogs are urging you to think about resolutions and goals and all the way in which Next Year will be Better than every other year that’s gone before. Of course, that’s not exactly how it works, is it? The Prompt … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] New Beginnings"

[Write On Wednesday] Word List Redux

It’s a crazy time of year. You’re busy. You don’t have time to write. You certainly don’t have time to write anything good. Great. Write something silly today. Write a story that can’t possibly be good because it came from a ridiculous prompt. The Prompt Use these words in your story: Sea kelp, annointed, onion, flabby, … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] Word List Redux"

120 – Identity And Outcomes

Should you focus on your goals (the outcome you want) or your identity (“I am a writer”) if you want to succeed? This week I talk about the idea that it is much easier to create a good habit if you see yourself as the type of person who DOES a thing, rather than as … Continue reading "120 – Identity And Outcomes"

[Write On Wednesday] Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up!

Today’s prompt is a kind of carnival game, a tombola, a random lucky dip. When I was a kid, I loved going to church bazaars and village fetes and Christmas Fairs. Aside from scanning the cheap paperbacks and making a beeline for the bakery stall to see if Carol-Anne’s dad had made his famous tablet, … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up!"

[Write On Wednesday] Write A Holiday Story

It can be overwhelming to sit down to write a story. When you could write about anything it can become difficult to decide what to write about. These writing prompts are meant to put limits on your choices, in order to make your creative gears grind. The Prompt Write A Short Story That Features or Refers To … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] Write A Holiday Story"

[Reading Room] There’s No Such Place As Bedford Falls by Joanne Harris

The Reading Room is a series of posts analyzing short stories I have read, with a writer’s eye. This Christmas story was first published in the UK’s The Telegraph newspaper in 2007. Opening Line It’s six in the morning, and Santa’s on the blink. This certainly fulfills my need for an opening line to be … Continue reading "[Reading Room] There’s No Such Place As Bedford Falls by Joanne Harris"

SWAGr for December 2018

Post your goals for this month and let us know how you got on with last month’s goals. Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next month, then check back in on the first of each month, to see how everyone’s doing. (It doesn’t have to … Continue reading "SWAGr for December 2018"