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 looking at why adverbs are problematic in
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, the question is whether there is a shortcut to
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 to write a story Where do ideas for stories come
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 you will find some useful
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 you will find some useful
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 you will find some useful
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 you will find some useful
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 you will find some useful
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 you will find some useful
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 you will find some useful
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 you will find some useful
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 some useful information This
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 prompt that described the genre: 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 influences Carver was alive and still writing at
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 tense or past tense Both choices
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 tics that can be jarring or
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 how-to course in these workshops But
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 to improve their fiction writing This is not a long class We're not tackling
It's time for a new mini workshop! This weekly post is intended to help emerging writers find their voice, improve their writing, and feel more confident in their work These workshops, which have gone through several
Welcome to my weekly writing tips This mini workshop is intended to provide emerging writers with ways to get inspired and improve their writing In the past, I've covered everything from point-of-view issues to
Welcome to the 50-Word Short Story challenge Each week participants write short stories that are exactly 50-words long Be sure to read the entries, and if you're so inclined, give it a try In this post In this post
Welcome to the 50-Word Short Story challenge If you're new here, welcome! Be sure to read the work of the participants, and if you're so inclined, try the challenge to write an entire story in just 50 words Fifty
Welcome to the Fifty-Word Short Story challenge — a weekly opportunity to test your writing skills by crafting an entire story in just 50 words We have a small community of writers who regularly share their
The Fifty-Word Short Story challenge is a weekly opportunity to test your writing skills by crafting an entire story in just 50 words We have a small community of writers who regularly share their micro-fiction short
Welcome to the Fifty-Word Short Story challenge — a weekly writing opportunity to test your skills The goal is to craft an entire story in just 50 words We have a community of writers who enjoy honing our skills by
Hi everyone! It's time for a new Fifty-Word Short Story challenge (Actually this post is overdue Thanks for your patience! I got caught up on a "Ten Random Things About Me" post, among other things) If you're
Welcome to a new week of the Fifty-Word Short Story challenge If you're unfamiliar with us, we are a small community of writers who enjoy honing our skills by writing pithy, flavor-packed micro-fiction short stories
Hello Fifty Worders and friends Come on in and enjoy our fresh collection of 50-word short stories In addition to the past week in review, you will find a weekly feature — a short micro-fiction writing workshop —
It's time to launch a new prompt for the 50-word short story challenge (A bit late! Thanks for your patience) Each week this challenge invites writers to produce a micro-fiction story in just 50 words, based on a
Welcome to the 50-word short story challenge! In this weekly challenge, Fifty Worders write micro-fiction stories in just 50 words I encourage you to read their wonderful work And then I hope you will give it a
Welcome to the 50-word short story challenge! If you're new here, you are in for some fun Each week, Fifty Worders accept the challenge to write a short story in just 50 words I encourage you to read their wonderful
Welcome to the 50-word short story challenge, where each week micro-fiction authors rise to the challenge to write a short story in just 50 words This post provides some tips for writing micro-fiction, a review of last
Welcome to the 50-word short story challenge In this weekly challenge, the participants ("Fifty Worders") use the prompt of the week to write a short story in just 50 words This post provides a weekly feature about
Welcome to the 50-word short story challenge, where each week Fifty Worders use the prompt of the week to write a short story in just 50 words In this post you will find a weekly feature about writing micro-fiction, a
I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! Well okay, I'm actually just late in providing a new prompt for the 50-Word Challenge But a little quote from Alice in Wonderland seemed like a fine way to start this
Welcome to the 50-Word Challenge! Here's the summary of last week's challenge entries and a new prompt for this week First, you will find a weekly feature about the challenge, with tips for writing 50-word short
Welcome to the 50-Word Challenge! Here's the summary of last week's challenge entries and a new prompt for this week First, you will find a weekly feature about the challenge, with tips for writing 50-word short
Ready for a new 50-word challenge Thanks for your patience while I was traveling! Here's the summary of last week's challenge entries and a new prompt for this week First, you will find a section that provides tips
This post was originally a prelude to the micro fiction story, The map, on my Steemit blog, offering "some writerly thoughts about what motivates us to write and what feels meaningful in creative endeavors" At the
This post is part of a series describing interesting, slightly uncommon words, and how to use them Image credit: Pixabay I love words, and love to continually build a rich vocabulary I know we have a global
It's time again for some fun with words! I love to ratchet up my vocabulary, both for conversational purposes and of course for fiction writing I have always found that a well-told story is even more enjoyable to me if
Welcome to “Words to Learn” This series is about sharing fabulous vocabulary words that are simply fun to know, whether you would like to enrich the way you speak or you want to have a broader vocabulary at your
Welcome to my next “Words to Learn” post This series is about fabulous vocabulary words, and this particular post demonstrates John Cheever’s use of what we sometimes call “heightened
This post is part of my ongoing fiction workshop series You can see all of the previous segments in this series at the bottom of this post In the most recent installment, Writing workshop volume 10: Perspective and
If you’re like a lot of fiction writers, the words sometimes come flowing out of you, and all you have to do is harness that wild thing into a flowing, organized, compelling tale While every aspect of writing is
I am launching a series here on Steemit to help writers find their voice, improve their writing, and complete their work Why Because we are all in this together, because I love to share knowledge, and I believe that
Welcome to the Steemit writing workshop The first post in this series is here: Writing workshop volume 1: The beginning Developing your writing voice: let's get started I would like to tell you that finding your
Welcome to volume 3 of the Steemit writing workshop, an initiative to help writers find their voice and get writing Each volume covers topics for creative writers, as well as a writing exercise The previous volumes
In this volume, we’ll talk about cool ongoing Steemit projects in fiction As we all know, starting a project is exciting and fun, and it’s very energizing But creating continuity and working consistently are the
This volume is about organizing your life around writing If you can't do that, perhaps you can find a way to squeeze in a bit of time to write regularly, and actually write The previous volumes in this series are
This volume is about finding a place to work on your fiction writing (or non-fiction), and making sure you can get to it anytime and keep it flowing There are many ways to write and organize what you’re working on -
In this volume, we’ll talk about historical fiction, and then I’ll provide an assignment to help you get started You can use the assignment to write a short-short fiction piece or a short story, or perhaps launch a
Writers, as a whole, don’t tend to be the most secure, unfazed people And I mean this in the nicest possible way We are the dented and tattered folks who have realized that our ragged experiences and inner thoughts
I’m going to devote the next few posts in this series to perspective and point of view in fiction writing They are two different things, so let’s explore their differences and how to use them If you are an emerging
Some of the biggest challenges for many fiction writers include: where to start, how much background to provide, and where to fit the background information in I personally think these three challenges are tied
In honor of my 13th workshop post, and the most haunting number, 13, I'm devoting this post to ghosts and voices, and why you should pay attention to them as a writer If you’re like me (Lord help us), you have
There are so many ways to start a story There really is no one right way My own fiction stories come from everywhere They come from the voices in my head, from the overheard conversations of strangers at
For this post, I am assuming you have written a story It has a beginning, a middle, and an end It has one or more characters whose stories play out on the pages of your story, with conflict, a resolution, and an
This is an ongoing series with advice and ideas for fiction writers--especially those who are just finding their way You can find links to the other posts in this series via the "Writing Workshop" tag How to
