What’s the most important part of a story? Many people will say plot, but that’s only part of the magic. You can’t have a fantastic story without characters to live it. Welcome to Day four of the 12 Days of Christmas. The deal of the day is my Write Characters workshop. Here’s the link with…
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12 Days of Christmas Day 3-POV
Did an editor return your manuscript telling you it had head-hopping issues? Or maybe you don’t know what’s wrong with your story or why it’s not working… Hint….it could be you’re using the wrong point of view character. POV is a vital part of the storytelling process, but many authors don’t pay enough attention to…
August Writing Prompts
Happy August and it’s time for this month’s prompts. I thought we’d try some visual prompts. Here are five photos and all with a summer theme. Have fun figuring out what stories you can create using them as a guideline for plotting and characters. Happy writing.
July Writing Prompts
It’s July which means new writing prompts. This time I thought we’d do something different and focus on work you’ve already created. Take a scene or chapter and if it’s in first person turn it into third person and vice versa. Read it through and see which version you like best. Take another scene and…
June Writing Prompts
It’s June and time for a new set of prompts. Have fun and happy writing. Last Line Who would be next? Any Line No cell phone reception here. Story Fragments Use the following scenario in any part of your story Why do they always discontinue the flavors I like the best? Setting Deserted supermarket Your…
Four Writing Opportunities
I just finished going through today’s e-mails and saw four writing opportunities I thought I’d pass onto you- First one is a short story contest at The Writer…also check out their other contests too- https://www.writermag.com/contests/ Second one is over at Chicken Soup for the Soul. They’re looking for stories about angels…this isn’t a fiction market….
May Writing Prompts
Here are the writing prompts for May. Have fun and happy writing. Objects Place the following object somewhere in your story. Solar powered lawn mower Movie Titles How about creating stories based on movies. Imagine that you’ve never seen them before and let the title spark your imagination to come up with your own tale….
Writing Challenge-Day 17-First Person
On Tuesday, we began our story based on the short scenario of the couple finding their missing painting in the home of a friend. Yesterday, we changed point of view so today we change from third person to first person. Pick one of the characters and change your story to first person. If you’ve already…
Writing Challenge Day 6-Writing Space One
Today’s challenge is part one of two. Today, you’re going to find someplace to write. It could be in your home or even at a local coffee shop, even outside. Spend as much time as you can there and write. Make a note of how long you were actually writing..30 minutes, two hours, and how…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Short Stories
My focus this week has been on short stories. Not writing them, but updating and revamping my old short story class to add lots more features and goodies for students. I’ve decided to add two different classes so I can offer one at a lower price and one a higher priced one with more features….