Tag Archives: Writing

W is for Write

Writing is like anything else.  There’s no magic pill or secret formula.  You can read all the books in the world, buy a special pen, find a quiet corner, surround yourself with talismans, rituals, coffee and souvenir mugs, and none … Continue reading

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B is for Breakthrough

Yes, Breakthrough.  It’s helpful to think of the writing process as a continuous series of Breakthroughs.  It starts the moment you decide to write.  You sit down, you write something, maybe it’s good, maybe not.  But you wrote it!  Breakthrough!  … Continue reading

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A is for Ah hah!

Ah hah!  So that’s what everyone is talking about.  The A to Z Blogging Challenge. The goal is to write a post each day of April, except Sundays.  Twenty-six days, one letter a day!  So, in Addition to Ah hah, … Continue reading

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Goal 52!

The new year is the perfect time to try something new, so here’s my latest literary adventure: Write 1 Sub 1. The goal is to write one story a week, and submit one story a week, for every week of … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction – Truth in Miniatures

As I write more short pieces, I’ve been pondering the question: What, exactly, makes a story “flash” fiction? A word count, obviously. And a prose narrative. But there’s something more than that. I’ve been reading “The Rose Metal Press Field … Continue reading

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