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Idea You Can Steal 20: A Chess Master’s Legacy
Happy Easter, everyone! Here’s a springtime treat for you.
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Writing the Middle
Some stories take a while to get started. Others suffer from a rushed or poorly thought out ending. Yet the place where a lot of stories I’ve read stumble is in the middle. The middle is also where a lot of beginning writers start to run into problems, lose steam and confidence, and are tempted…
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Writing Prompts 16
I promised myself that I wouldn’t give you the “April showers” line again this year, but since it’s been raining all day, it’s all I can think about. So I might’ve failed to deliver a pithy intro, but I still have five new writing prompts for you.
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Idea You Can Steal 19: The Case of the Missing Assistant
March has one last Friday for us, so here’s a bonus story idea for you.
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The Sword in Lake Mitchell, Part 1
Kaelyn swam through the cool, clear water, scanning the lake bed with her flashlight. The heart of Lake Mitchell was dim, even at midday. Unlike Kaelyn’s other diving spots, it was eerily still and quiet. There were no plants, no fish — only silt covering the one-hundred-year-old remains of a naval battle.
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Idea You Can Steal 18: Desertion
An early Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all. Here’s another story idea from the Apprentice Wordsmith pot.
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Grammar in Creative Writing
You can think of this post as a precursor to my “How Do I” series. Those posts are all about grammar and structure. Not as in-depth as someplace like Grammarly’s blog, but they’re still among my longest posts. So I’d like to take a step back and talk about the role of grammar in creative…
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Writing Prompts 15
Hi, readers. How’s 2019 been treating you so far? It’s still treating me well, professionally speaking. Unfortunately, that means I haven’t had much time for my creative projects. Entering the second month now. Sigh.
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Friday Flash 11: The Clocks of Tynsk
There was a clockmaker in the town of Tynsk. He lived on the fringes, aloof and alone. He never opened his door to the townsfolk, but welcomed every lost traveler and poor wanderer.
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Idea You Can Steal 17: A Working Family
Happy Valentine’s Day, readers! As a token of my love, here’s a story idea.