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Friday Flash 13: Crossing the Divide
A fire crackles in the distance. Your head still throbs. The fever still weighs heavy on you. You open your eyes and find yourself lying in a bed inside a small cabin. You remember collapsing suddenly, so you could be awake. Someone might have found you and brought you here. But you aren’t sure. There’s…
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Idea You Can Steal 29: A Deal with Mischief
Going over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house soon? Even if you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving (or have already celebrated Thanksgiving), I’m sure Grandma would appreciate hearing from you. And to show my appreciation to my readers, here’s a story idea.
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How Do I…? Dashes
This time, I’ll be discussing a particular piece of punctuation — dashes. (Yes, grammarians, I understand that there are multiple types of dashes, but I’m only referring to em dashes here.) This bit of punctuation has become my go-to whenever I’m building complex sentences and I’m not sure if commas would work. They’re a handy…
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Writing Prompts 23
Have a nice Halloween? Trick-or-treating had to end early in my neighborhood because of a thunderstorm. But now that it’s officially November, it’s time for a new round of writing prompts.
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Friday Flash 12: The Lake Between Worlds
You paddle your boat across the dark, still water. You don’t know how you got here or why you have come to this place. The fog is slowly consuming your memories. It wasn’t always there. You had a home and a family once — before the fog stole them.
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Idea You Can Steal 28: The Street Rat and the Dark God
Anybody else having a weird week? Not especially busy. Not particularly stressful. Just everything feeling off-kilter. Only me? And since I can’t think of a better segue this Friday evening, here’s your story idea for October.
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Write As Your Antagonist
All writers have heard some variation of the phrase “A story is only as good as its villain.” Yet writers, especially beginners, rarely write from the villain’s perspective. Why? Because in order to do so, we must tap into our own villainous potential. We must foster compassion, even empathy, for the traits we deny, repress,…
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Writing Prompts 22
It’s October! Time for spooks, candy, and writing prompts!
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Teardrop
Mr. Harring flipped a switch on the wall, igniting all of the lamps in the library at once. Their soft golden light illuminated the thick Persian rugs, leather chairs, and Harring’s many books standing neatly on their walnut shelves.
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Idea You Can Steal 27: The Outsiders’ Cure
Long day. Long week. Busy month. No catchy intro. Apologies. Enjoy!