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Friday Flash 14: Safe Room
Emma, Lance, and Riley stood around the desk, staring at a sheet of paper. A large symbol was drawn on it — a mass of thick, black, sharp tendrils forming a circular, labyrinthine knot. They couldn’t pull their eyes away from it. The knot led their minds into a deep, dark place. None of them…
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Idea You Can Steal 32: An Old Romance
My town finally got snow last week. It lasted a full two days before a freak warm spell melted it all. Here’s a story idea for the next time weather keeps you inside.
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Writing Prompts 25
New year, New decade. I hope yours is off to a good start. Here are some new prompts to jumpstart your 2020 writing.
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Idea You Can Steal 31: A Cozy Life Shattered
There’s only a few days left of 2019. Here’s one final idea to boost your writing into the new year.
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Writing Prompts 24
It’s that time of year again. Here’s a few writing prompts to kick off your holiday writing sessions.
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Idea You Can Steal 30: An Artist’s Chance
November has a leftover Friday this year. So here’s a story idea you can work on alongside those turkey leftovers.
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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.