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September 1, 2015
Sept. 02 – The Pickpocket
The Prompt Your character’s an extremely talented pickpocket. He learned the skill when he was young and poor. Now he has a good job, a healthy bank account, and a respectable lifestyle, but he thinks it’s a shame to let such remarkable talent go to waste. Go! Deanna Denny is retired after many years of […]
August 31, 2015
SWAGr – September 2015 Check In
Don’t forget, this month we’re starting StoryADay September 2015. Now there’s an ambitious goal, for you! 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 short! (We’re serious, not sombre!) Leave a comment […]
Sept 1 — The Disappeared
Welcome to StoryADay September 2015!! Congratulations on making a fresh commitment to your writing. This month we’ll be featuring writing prompts from writers within the StoryADay community, and myself. Let me tell you, from what I’ve seen already, there are some GREAT prompts coming your way. Each prompt this month will set a scenario or […]
August 14, 2015
StoryADay September 2015 – It’s ON!
May too busy for you? How’s your September? StoryADay September 2015 Is Coming Thanks to a bunch of lovely volunteers, StoryADay September 2015 is happening. (right-click and save this graphic, then share it anywhere you like) WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? If you’re already on the mailing list, watch your inbox for instructions on […]
August 10, 2015
SWAGr – August 2015 Check In
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 short! (We’re serious, not sombre!) Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next […]
July 28, 2015
[Write On Wednesday] Invented Languages
This week’s prompt is inspired by this article on lost American slang. There is such richness and yet a foreign feel to the language in the quotes, that I couldn’t stop thinking about using this as a way to spice up my own writing. (The examples in the piece remind me of both Harold Hill […]
July 21, 2015
Write on Wednesday – And Get Published
…well, maybe. This week’s Write On Wednesday post is a reminder about this prompt I posted during the 2015 May’s Challenge. The DIYMFA Anthology/Writer-Igniter deadline is fast approaching. Polish up your earlier story now, or write a new one today. The Prompt Use the Writer Igniter tool at DIYMFA to spark a story (grab a […]
July 15, 2015
[Write On Wednesday] Expect The Unexpected
This morning my sister (visiting me in the US from Scotland) took my son out in the pouring rain to continue their ‘learn to ride your bike’ sessions. She’s leaving today, so it was their last chance. They weren’t going to let a little warm rain stop them. I do wonder, however, what the neighbors […]
July 7, 2015
[Write On Wednesday] Snowpocalypse
This week, like last week, my prompt is inspired by a submission-call from an anthology. As a dyed-in-the-wool fan of disaster movies, I couldn’t resist this one. The Prompt Snowpocalypse Tips Cast your mind back a few short months (if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, especially if you’re someone that gets hard winters) to the […]
June 30, 2015
[Write On Wednesday] About Time
Today’s prompt was inspired by a call for submissions from Main Street Rag Anthologies. They are currently reading submissions (until July 31) for an anthology called “It’s About Time”. I don’t normally encourage you to put the cart before the horse (and think about publishing before you’ve got through the creative process) because it can […]
