Julie Duffy's Blog, page 151
May 29, 2015
Guest Prompt from John Dixon
John Dixon’s first novel Phoenix Island was not only the inspiration for the CBS series Intelligence (starring Josh Holloway), but was this year awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. (Well-deserved, too! It’s an excellent book!). John is a former Golden Gloves boxer, youth services caseworker, prison tutor, and […]
Day 30 – The Impact of Art
The Prompt
Write a story about the impact of art
Write a story about the impact of art
May 28, 2015
Guest Prompt from Gabriela Pereira – with submission guidelines
Gabriela Pereira is the Chief Instigator at DIYMFA.com, the home of the do-it-yourself MFA in creative writing. In her new podcast series she has interviewed everyone from agents, novelists, writing teachers to marketing and networking guru Guy Kawasaki! You should definitely check that out!). She is hard at work on a DIYMFA handbook due out […]
May 29 – Back To Front
The Prompt
Write a story starting with the climax and working backwards to find out how we got there
Write a story starting with the climax and working backwards to find out how we got there
May 27, 2015
Guest Prompt from Marta Pelrine-Bacon
Today’s prompt comes from Marta Pelrine-Bacon, who was a StoryADay participant in its first year, 2010. She is an artist and the author of The Blue Jar (a novel about two teen girls in trouble). She’s also a mom, wife, teacher, cancer survivor, and coffee-addict. The Prompt What is a picture (a photograph or a […]
May 28 – Non Human
The Prompt
Write a story with a non-human protagonist/main character
Write a story with a non-human protagonist/main character
StoryFest 2015 Is Coming!
This is for everyone – whether you wrote or you didn’t. If you wrote in a previous year; if you wanted to write but couldn’t make it; if you wrote one story; if you simply read and enjoyed someone else’s. This is our chance to celebrate, and boost both the short story and our friends […]
StoryFest 2015 Graphics
Grab your graphics for StoryFest 2015 now. Right-click and save to your computer, or right-click, copy the image address and link to it from here. 500 x 334 px 300 x 200 px 250 x 167 200 x 134 px 150 x 100 px 100 x 67 px
May 26, 2015
Guest Prompt from Charlotte Rains Dixon
Your main character can have anything in the whole world that she wants. Anything!
May 27 – Character Study – Fill In the Blanks
The Prompt
A [adjective, unlike you] [noun, like you] decides to [action - something reasonable] except [something unreasonable]
A [adjective, unlike you] [noun, like you] decides to [action - something reasonable] except [something unreasonable]
