Be as long winded as you want in your first draft, but after that, cut, cut, cut. Don’t be afraid to overdo it because when it comes to writing most of the time less is more. Could you have phrased something differently? Do you have two words side by side that mean the very same…
Tag: short stories
Check Out My Guest Post
Today, I’m a guest on Brenda Whiteside’s blog, Discover. Here’s the link if you want to read about how I became an accidental writer https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2025/01/stay-on-platform-inspiration-from-susan.html
Accept the Challenge-What Happens Here?
Week two and here’s the second location/setting photo. Who walks along these narrow streets? A resident or maybe a traveler? Have fun and happy writing.
Accept the Challenge-Chess Anyone?
It’s the final Accept the Challenge of the year. Thank you for participating throughout the year. I hope you penned lots of great stories and that some of them found a home and some income for you. There will be more in 2025 but for now see what you can create based on this clip….
Monday Motivation-What Kind of Author Are You?
As this quote suggests there are good and bad authors, which one are you going to be?
Accept the Challenge-Sunday Drive
It’s almost Christmas but I know you have time to squeeze in a short story. How about one based on this clip? Have fun and happy writing.
Accept the Challenge-Hiking
It’s week two and here’s the video clip. Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Motivation-Just My Imagination
Try this as a simple writing warm up. Free write for ten minutes. Get out on the screen or on paper what’s in your imagination. It doesn’t have to make sense, a sentence here, a thought there…it’s for your eyes only.
Accept the Challenge-A Walk in the Snow
It’s the final month of the year. The final challenges for 2025 so I thought we’d use one of my favorite types of prompts, video clips. Each week you’ll see a short video and your challenge is to create a story based upon what you see. Have fun and happy writing.
Accept the Challenge-The Meal
It’s the final week of this month’s Accept the Challenge and what better way to finish then with the actual Thanksgiving feast. Who cooks the meal? Who attends? And what happens after the meal? Have fun, happy writing and happy Thanksgiving to you all.