Image source: Pixabay The Dove There she was again, whispering prayers. “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” “Clair?” She turned in…
Welcome to the mini writing workshop! This is a weekly post that provides simple tips and examples to support fiction writers on their journey. This…
Yes, I know, I switched it up a few weeks ago. But the fact is, change is refreshing. Have you noticed I regularly change the…
This mini writing workshop is a weekly post for fiction writers. The idea to provide simple tips and examples that support writers on their journey.…
I’ve got two versions of the same 50-word story below. I was just about to publish the first one as a standalone and then I…
The idea for this post came to me today as I was boxing up my Christmas ornaments. It’s always a little melancholy putting them away…
New Years Day dawned brilliantly clear and bitingly cold, as if the world had become a giant cryogenic chamber. Bonnie Rasmussen-Peterson expected this from Minnesota…
The #fiftywords short story contest Each week I post a new one-word prompt for the #fiftywords contest (formerly “the 50-word short story challenge,” — see…
Welcome to the weekly mini writing workshop. The idea behind these posts is to provide simple tips and examples to help those who are trying…
Each week I write a micro-fiction story based on the current 50-word short story contest prompt. (I run the contest, and just participate for fun.)…