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October 19, 2018
The Power of Being Vulnerable
Last Wednesday I was an invited speaker at a reading featuring local authors. I got some laughs (phew!) and sold some books. It took nerve to do it, but I’m so glad I did. In the breaks, I talked to other writers whose stories I had enjoyed immensely. And guess what? They knew who I … Continue reading "The Power of Being Vulnerable"
October 16, 2018
[Write on Wednesday] Tell A Noir Story
inspired by the fact that I’m reading at a Noir event tonight, I’m challenging you to write an atmosphere laden, tragedy-laced noir story today. The Prompt Write A Noir Story Tips Otto Penzler, owner of Mysterious Books and editor of the annual Best American Mystery Stories anthology, has this to say about noir. “Most mystery … Continue reading "[Write on Wednesday] Tell A Noir Story"
[Reading Room] Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammet
Short review: I can’t believe I’ve never read anything by Dashiell Hammett before. I must be crazy. This was awesome. Totally got its hooks into me and stayed with me long after I read it. Nightmare Town is the title story in this collection by the Noir master. Having mostly watched movies adapted from Raymond … Continue reading "[Reading Room] Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammet"
October 10, 2018
[Write On Wednesday] What A Laugh
It’s one thing to be funny in conversation with friends, but writing comedy can seem harder, somehow. Today we’ll try out some techniques to make our funny stories funnier. This prompt is adapted from ideas in The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny by Steve Kaplan, which was recommended to me … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] What A Laugh"
October 6, 2018
115 – Slow Down
This month, as we transition from StoryADay September into the rest of our writing lives, I encourage you to slow down, turn left, and break things. LINKS SWAGr: https://stada.me/swagr Opening Lines Article: http://storyaday.org/opening-lines/ Another new episode of Write Every Day, Not “Some Day”
October 3, 2018
[Write on Wednesday] Cataloguing
Today’s prompt kicks off a month of Write On Wednesday short story prompts that focus on odd or very specific formats of stories. Remember when Elaine from Seinfeld got a job writing for the J. Peterman catalogue? Every entry was a tiny short story, usually ridiculous, about the fantasy character who would wear/carry each produCt. … Continue reading "[Write on Wednesday] Cataloguing"
September 30, 2018
SWAGr for October 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 October 2018"
September 28, 2018
StoryADay September 2018 Week 5
How did it go last week? How many stories did you write? How are you feeling heading into this week? Join the discussion below! And don’t forget to come back when you’ve finished your last story to CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS! Week 5 Prompts Day 29 – The Story You’ve Been Waiting To Write Day 30 … Continue reading "StoryADay September 2018 Week 5"
September 24, 2018
114 – On Promiscuity
In which I talk about when (writerly) promiscuity is good, and announce the winners of the September giveaway of Windy Lynn Harris’s book, “Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays”. Bonus points if you can spot the sound of my kid’s hamster trying to break out, in the background. #IThoughtHamstersWereSupposedToBeNocturnal Another new episode of … Continue reading "114 – On Promiscuity"
September 21, 2018
StoryADay September 2018 Week 4
How did it go last week? How many stories did you write? How are you feeling heading into this week? Join the discussion below! If you missed the start of StoryADay September or still need to set your rules, check out Week 1’s post. Don’t try to catch up and write stories for last week, … Continue reading "StoryADay September 2018 Week 4"
