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Someone Is Walking Around In My House
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — You're taking a shower in your house or apartment. You are not expecting anyone, and the front door is locked (the bathroom door is not). You hear a strange noise in a rooom beyond the bathroom. Now, take it from there for no more than two pages. This can be in either the third or the first person. Don't spend any time getting into the shower; you're there when the action begins. The Objective - To tell a convincing story centered on speculation and terror.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
The Healing Power of Publishing Memoirs
Over the last eight months, I took a break from publishing anything new — apart from the odd piece here and there for a handful of writing competitions. And to be honest, after wrapping up the competition submissions and these past couple of years, trying to make it as a writer, I felt totally wiped out.
By Chantal Christie Weiss3 months ago in Writers
Days of Indian Summer
Although the exact origins of the term are uncertain, Indian Summer was perhaps so-called because it was first noted in regions inhabited by Native Americans, or because the natives first described it to Europeans. Or, it had been based on the warm and hazy conditions in autumn when Native Americans hunted.
By Novel Allen4 months ago in Writers
How Dark Chocolate Helps With Writing
As writers, there are several things we depend on in order to create a story worth reading: inspiration, continuity, creativity, concentration, etc. While at times, everything seems to flow, at other times, we become stuck. What happens to the character next? What rhyming word completes the stanza best? Why can't I think of something more interesting to write?
By Janis Masyk-Jackson4 months ago in Writers
Goodbye to all that
Being released from prison is something that ought to be celebrated. The end of a sentence, the end of captivity, the end of a regrettable time in anyone's life, should they have the misfortune and/or poor judgment, to have found themselves incarcerated. Job done, the price paid, all square with The House (to quote a line from the movie: The Green Mile).
By Raymond G. Taylor4 months ago in Writers
When Can You Call Yourself a Writer?
Let’s face it, we have all asked ourselves the same question: when can we call ourselves a “writer”? After all, when we tell our friends and family that we are writers, some of the first questions that we get back are things like, “Oh, what have you written?” and “Where can I read your stuff?”
By Stephanie Hoogstad4 months ago in Writers
No More National Novel Writing Month
For many years now, in November, I would write 50,000 plus words for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Each day, I would write. It wasn't important to edit as I wrote, because I knew in a month or two it would be time to edit.
By Denise E Lindquist4 months ago in Writers
A Discovery in a Bus Shelter
I met my first publisher at a bus stop. Yes, I am as busy with the challenges as any of you out there in Vocalland. I have also had more contracts added to my teaching schedule, papers marked and to come on the docket, and I think I may have beaten back a slight cold that set up shop at the back of my head and on my chest. I know that I should rest and restore myself to better shape so that I can keep tapping out these pieces. But I feel compelled to talk about a man who changed my plans for my literary career, especially since I did not think I had one.
By Kendall Defoe 4 months ago in Writers
