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Using writing prompts is so much fun. A prompt can really help to get the pen moving! I’ve been producing writing prompts and inspiring writers for quite a few

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Write Club Online Writing Workshop and January 2024 Short Story Prompt

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In the living room

That Halloween was cool and foggy, making it

Officer O’Meara is tired.

Of my two daughters, Maggie was the stable one, with a sensible

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July 2021 Short Story Writing Prompt from Write Club

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It’s time for the

It’s time for the next Write Club prompt. Each month we issue the writing prompt we will use to develop short stories in the coming month, and invite others

Hi, and welcome to the Write Club June prompt. In this post, you can learn a little about Write Club and decide if you have an interest in participating.

Hello and welcome. Here you can learn a little about Write Club and decide if you have an interest in participating. If not, but you still want to write

Welcome to the latest writing prompt from Write Club. We run a monthly short story writing challenge that starts with a writing prompt for our members. But anyone is

Welcome to the next writing prompt from Write Club. Each month we run a short story writing challenge that starts with a writing prompt for our members, but anyone

Welcome to the next writing prompt from Write Club. Each month we run a short story writing challenge that starts with a writing prompt for our members, but anyone

It is time again for the next writing prompt from Write Club. Each month we provide a short story writing prompt for our members, but anyone is welcome to

As we head into the New Year, it’s time to think about new beginnings and shake the dust off of our lives. But it’s not just a new year.

Saturdays were the best days, and in the holiday season they were best of all. Shoppers came stamping in, parcels rustling, the bell on the door jangling. And then

It is time again for the next

Principal Swank leaned back, his rolling chair squeaking beneath

So… maybe you dabble in short story writing, and you always intend to really knuckle down and get some stuff done. Maybe you see that notion of getting your

Write, Edit and Polish Your Story this Month

If you take

Is it just me, or has the divisive conversational climate of politics and news in recent years had a terrible effect on our general happiness? I feel that we

Are you a fiction writer? Do you wish to be professionally published?

Cripple Creek Colorado scenes and Block Party meetup by TheAlliance

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the micro-fiction contest, and before that the 50-word short story challenge. This has been so much fun! As I mentioned last

We have had a great run on the Micro-fiction Contest. Thank you

Hi friends! It’s time for the micro-fiction contest to wind down. It has been a super fun ride! Please see Time to say goodbye.

The final micro-fiction

Apologies for the delay, friends! I am a day late getting my weekly contest prompt launched. If you’re not familiar with the Micro-fiction Contest, the challenge is to produce

I hope you enjoy my little story. This is an entry into the #ZapFic contest run by @felt.buzz.

Darkness to light

“Helen?”

Mist shrouded the moonlight. “Yes?”

Last week’s Micro-fiction Contest results and new story prompt: nest

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest. The challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words based on a one-word prompt. The prompt word

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop, in which I share actionable tips for fiction writers. Each workshop starts with a question. In this case, we’re

The Walk

It was time.

“Come,” the warden said. He stood in the opening to Ricky’s cell, flanked by somber guards.

Ricky knew them

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest. The challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words based on a one-word prompt. The prompt word

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest. The challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words based on a one-word prompt. The prompt word

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop — a series of small, actionable tips for fiction writers. Each workshop starts with a question. In this case,

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Stepping Out

Marissa dabbed the cologne on her wrists and behind her ears. Rocky had loved this scent. “It’s

Let’s talk about how fiction begins, about getting going with your writing, and about sparking the muse. Then I’ll share a writing prompt you can use to get inspired

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest. The challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words based on a one-word prompt. The prompt word

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

Secrets of the Vine

The vintner held up a glass. Pure light shown through pale, golden wine, refracting, then exploding into starlight cast on the wall. “Chardonnay?”

Results of the micro-fiction contest and new prompt: wine

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

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Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest. The challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words based on a one-word prompt. The prompt word

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

To the Fair

Eddy announced he was fed up with this nonsense. To get to the fair they would have to take two buses and a train, then

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest. The challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words based on a one-word prompt. The prompt word

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

The donut shop was quiet, and Agnes

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest. The challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words based on a one-word prompt. The prompt word

Hello and thank you for checking out the weekly Micro-fiction Contest. Your challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words. If you’re

Hello and thank you for checking out the weekly Micro-fiction Contest. Your challenge is to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words. If you’re

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest! This weekly challenge gives participants an opportunity to produce a short story within the tight word limit of 250 words. If you’re familiar with

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

It was 3:00 in the morning. She watched out the window. Had he been in an accident? Was he in a ditch somewhere? Or worse. A vision

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest! This weekly challenge gives participants an opportunity to produce a very short story in 250 words or less. If you’re familiar with the #fiftywords

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

The Pouch

Clara held onto the small pouch on the bus ride from St. Paul to St. Cloud. Why were so many towns around here named for saints?

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest! In this weekly challenge, participants write short stories of 250 words or less, and the winning entry earns 2 SBD. If you’re familiar with

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

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Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest! In this weekly challenge, participants write short stories of 250 words or less, and the winning entry earns 2 SBD. If you’re familiar with

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop. In this series I share small, actionable tips for writing fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned or developing writer, hopefully

Landscape in Motion

She was rolling downhill, tumbling over lumps of dewy grass.

Between rolls she saw her mother standing at the top of the hill in

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest in which participants write short stories of 250 words or less, and have a chance to win a reward of 2 SBD. If you

Thank you for checking out the mini fiction writing workshop, a regular series providing small, digestible tips for writing fiction. If you’re a developing writer, hopefully you will find

The Red Dress

Jamie stood in front of the store looking at a mannequin in a red dress who bore an expression reminiscent of her sister Betty. Betty

Welcome to the weekly Micro-fiction Contest in which participants write short stories of 250 words or less. This is a weekly micro-fiction writing contest with a reward of 2

Waiting for the Train

Noah bounced on one foot. His waffle had gone cold. He couldn’t sit long enough to eat. “But when will

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest! As everyone probably knows by now, we’ve switched things up as follows:

• This is now a weekly micro-fiction writing contest with a reward of 2

This mini fiction writing workshop dives into one of the genre’s: magical realism. I was unfamiliar with it, until one of my fellow Write Club members recently posted a

Writing Like Raymond Carver

I fell in love with the writing of Raymond Carver many years ago, when I was first studying the craft of fiction writing and looking for

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On the way home

Welcome to the Micro-fiction Contest! As everyone probably knows by now, we’ve switched things up as follows:

• This is now a weekly micro-fiction writing contest with a reward of 2

Welcome to the mini writing workshop! This is a weekly post that provides bite-sized tips and examples for fiction writers.

This workshop session is about whether to write in present

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Day’s End

The

How I love Saturday. It’s that special day

Hi friends! As I mentioned last week, I’m switching things up. It felt like the #fiftyword short story challenge had run its course, and it’s time for something new.

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The Dove

There she was again, whispering

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 workshop session is about writing

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 banner I use for

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.

You won’t find a complete

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 thought it might work

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 because it means the

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 winters. Her