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034 – The Challenge – Day 24 – Writing Prompt

Today we’re going to take a deeper look at genre and the expectations readers have, based on that genre…

Another new episode of Write Every Day, Not “Some Day”

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033 – The Challenge – Day 23 – writing prompt

Quick: grab a book from your bookshelf, and look at the first page. Can you tell what kind of book it’s going to be just from the tone of that page? Does it match your expectations? 

Today you’ll write a …

032 – The Challenge – Day 22 – writing prompt

With four weeks of writing under your belt, you will have learned a thing or two about your strengths as a writer. This week we use what you’ve learned and build on it.

Today’s focus: Finding Your Voice

Another new episode …

Week Four: Your Storytelling Strengths

By this point in the challenge, you’ll have discovered some of your strengths and weaknesses.

This week we’re going to explore those areas further.

Look back, and think about which stories flowed the best for you, and in which your …

031 – The Challenge – Day 21 – writing prompt

I don’t often give you a traditional ‘story starter’ kind of prompt, but today that’s exactly what I’m doing. I’m really curious to see what everyone does with this one!

Another new episode of Write Every Day, Not “Some Day” …

[Reading Room] The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family by Usman T. Malik

[image error]I found this richly-detailed story in the Nebula Showcase 2016.

This story is structured in sections, each one headed up by a scientific description of one of the states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma). Each, loosely, represents a theme …

Week Three – StoryADay September 2016 prompts

This week is Rescue Week!

You’ve been writing for 14 days now and this is where it really gets tough. The novelty has worn off, you’ve used up a lot of ideas, you might be getting a little tired and …

[Reading Room] The Fish Merchant by Tobias Buckell

If you want to read an incredibly skilled story that is engaging and moving and gritty and touching, written by a writer with a sure hand, give The Fish Merchant by Tobias Buckell a try.

(It was originally published in …

Welcome to Week Two

Okay, you made it! Welcome to Week Two.

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Week 2 Elements of Story

[Remember, if you want ALL THE PROMPTS NOW you can get them in the ebook A Month of Writing …

SWAGr – Accountability for September 2016

Every month we gather here to discuss what we’ve achieved and commit to making more progress in our creative lives in the coming month. We call it our   Serious Writer’s Accountability Group or SWAGr, for …