This week’s challenge features a character who decides to give meditation a try. They’ve signed up for a class and hope it will bring them the stress free break they’ve been looking for. What happens in the class? Is it a good or bad experience and what does your character learn? Happy writing.
Tag: short stories
Accept the Challenge-Cafe Owner
This week’s Accept the Challenge focuses on a new cafe owner. It’s opening day, the first customer steps inside and orders the two items in the photo above. What happens next? Do they like the food and drink or do they have a complaint? Have fun and happy writing.
Accept the Challenge-Location, Location, Location
Ready for this week’s challenge? This one is a combination of a character, a photo and a line of dialogue. Here’s the challenge. Your main POV character is a real estate agent. They’ve just agreed to sale this abandoned property. Somewhere in the story they have to say the line, location, location, location. Hope you…
What Would I do If I Was a Beginning Writer Again?
I’m often asked what would I do if I had to start all over again? A new writer who wanted to get published? I’ll be honest, the world of publishing has changed a lot since I first put pen to paper way back in 1987. There are less publishing companies today, but on the other…
Accept the Challenge-3 Lines of Dialogue
A new challenge that I hope you’ll enjoy… Here are three lines of dialogue. “That will have to do.” “I told you this would happen.” “It’s going to rain tomorrow.” The challenge is to weave all three into your story. One could be at the beginning, one in the middle and one the final words…
Accept The Challenge-Opposites
Did you know that today is Opposites Day? This week’s challenge is to write a story based on opposites. Maybe it’s a couple who are complete opposites? Perhaps it’s someone who decides to celebrate it by doing the opposite of what everyone else does and says? I think this one could be lots of fun…
Accept the Challenge
Remember the old writing prompts on This Writer’s Life? I know many of you used them and even some people submitted the stories they created to publishers and got published! I didn’t post any last year but for 2024 I’m bringing them back with a slight tweak. They have a new name Accept the Challenge….
12 Days of Christmas-Day 11-Do You Want to Write A Romance Novel?
One of the most popular genres is romance. Have you thought about writing one but not sure how and where to start? Today, my Plotting Your First Romance Novel workshop is the special of the day. It’s usually $65 but you can get it for $25 less. Follow this link for all the details, and…
12 Days of Christmas-Day 9-Deadly Sins
It’s Day 9 and today it’s all about the Seven Deadly Sins of Fiction? Have you committed one or maybe you have and don’t know it? If so, you need my Seven Deadly Sins of Fiction workshop, Follow the link and the discount is already applied- https://flynnmedia.thrivecart.com/seven-deadly-sins-of-fiction-workshop/?coupon=SEVEN
12 Days of Christmas-Day 7-Continuing Series
Did you know that readers love series books? Have you thought about writing one? Today’s special can give you a head start on doing just that. It’s my Writing a Continuing Series workbook and today’s discount is 25% Here’s the link with the coupon already applied https://flynnmedia.thrivecart.com/writing-the-continuing-series-workbook/?coupon=SERIESWKBK