Flash Fiction Contest Winner Here is his prize I just finished making to add to his rapidly growing collection. DON’S STORY IS CALLED, “SWAP.” CLICK ON THE NAME AND YOU CAN READ IT. IT WAS AS CLEVER AND WELL WRITTEN AS HIS OTHERS. PLEASE READ IT AND LET DON KNOW…
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Hello everyone, I’m creating this blog post in quick succession to the last one since I was eager to have another writing contest. Instead of a short story this time, I’m going to challenge you with a flash fiction contest. You’ll choose a prompt from the ones I’ll post below…
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Letting Your Imagination Run Wild in Every Day Situations I don’t know if you’ve found a genre’ in which you write, but I feel the genre’ I chose to write actually chose me. Let me explain… I was out and about one day and saw a small, old cemetery. My…
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Learning from Books in Your Genre’ Hello fellow writers. I am always reading advice from established authors that if you want to be a better writer, you need to read the top books in your genre’, a lot. I’d like to add something to that. Don’t just read the top-selling…
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Congratulations Once Again to Don McCann. With another clever take on this writing prompt, Mr. McCann wins again. His story is enticing, intriguing, and creative. It is based on prompt #5 in the horror genre’, “You’re a serial killer driving down the road looking for your next victim. You pick…
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It’s More Involved Than You Think I’m not trying to discourage you at all. It’s quite the contrary, actually. Writing a novel is one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever done. I have such a feeling of accomplishment and because of that, all the work is worth it. That…
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Take Your Writing to the Next Level Click below: I wanted to do a post on Grammarly because it’s a fantastic program. If you’re not familiar with what it is, you’re in for a treat. Grammarly is a writing app that makes sure your writing is the best it can…
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Free Authentic Writing Worksheet Included at Bottom of Post Most people mean well, but they don’t always realize that their advice can be stifling, unnecessary, and hurtful. I read countless times that we should prepare ourselves for and welcome criticism. To me, that applies if you’re going the traditional publisher…
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Spotlight on: Don McCann Hello Writers, I hope you enjoyed last week’s post about Facebook Group and The Time is Write blog member, Terrah Cooper Pena. This week’s spotlight is on Don McCann. Don is a wonderful writer whose books lean a little on the dark side. Who doesn’t like…
Read MoreFeaturing: Terrah Cooper Pena Hello Writers, I will be creating several blog posts featuring members of my Facebook Group, The Ins and Outs of Novel Writing. I’m calling it The Time is Write Spotlight. The purpose is twofold. I’d like the members of the group to get to know each…
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