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50-Word Story: August Anthology

August was a stellar month for 50-word Stories. The photo prompts were very popular. I received so many entries at the beginning or the month, I had to stop replying to them.

I found it interesting that my favorite photo, Six, sparked so many excellent stories. I snapped the photo because I liked the color blue of the sky. It is blurry and there are so many things wrong with it photographically,…

Have a Plan, Stan.

I do not feel well today. I am suppose to post a writing prompt or something inspirational today. I do not feel like doing either. Tomorrow I need to post a writing tip. Because I have planned out my editorial calendar, I know what I need to write for tomorrow and am sitting at the keyboard writing it in Scrivener. Before the editorial calendar, I would have not posted anything today or tomorrow.…

50-Word Story Round-up July

Sensory details and dialogue were the trends for the 50-word Story Challenge in July.  I am always amazed at what writer’s do with these often mundane prompts. Selfie Stick; Rain, rain go away; and 4th of July were the most popular prompts this month.

50-word stories are incredibly hard to write. It was difficult, but I managed to narrow it down to 4 favorites.

My Faves

My favorite story this…

July 50-word Story Round-up

Angie Lin on the Muddied Thoughts blog

selfie stick

“Emma, can’t you come bowling with us?”

“Sorry, but I’m broke.”

“How come?”

“I bought a selfie stick.”

“That’s… interesting.”

“It was surprisingly more expensive than I had expected.”

“Okay.”

“Oh, it wasn’t for me.”

“Mhmm.”

“Honest.”

“Does your dad know?”

“He does now. Dad loves his new selfie stick.”

grace

She was a dancer from Brooklyn-…

Throw Your Character in Jail

Have you ever been writing along and come to the end of a scene or end of a day’s list and have no idea what happens next in the story? Ever feel like you don’t know your character well enough? And you can’t stand those question sheets? Throw your character in jail. (more…)

Are You a Writer?

Do you remember the ads in comic books and kids magazines that invited you to Draw Me and find-out if you are an artist? If not, here is how they worked. They featured images like these

Can you draw me?

and offered prize money or scholarships to the Art Instruction Schools, Inc. All you had to do was draw the image and send it in and they would tell you if you were an artist or not.

Ever wish…

And for my next trick, I will to create a story out-loud, before your eyes and under the noses of everyone to see!

In February, I wrote a response to The Daily Prompt about cloning myself. Click here to read the original post. At the end I wrote this:

Wait–a writer who is convinced her writer’s block is due to her life getting in the way of her work has two Chloes created and learns the true…

Sometimes Writing is Walking #writingprompt

Solitude

The trouble with writing as a profession is you cannot point to it and say, “This is writing.” The word writer conjures the famous image of Charles Dickens seated at a desk, quill in hand furiously scrawling. That is not always the case.

Charles Dickens writing.

Writing Prompt

Take a walk and think about what you are writing; at least 20 minutes no matter what the weather. Let your mind…