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A New Contest

Hello to everyone. Today I’m making a big announcement.  I am sponsoring another writing contest. The topic of this contest is National Pride.  It can be fiction or non-fiction, and no more than 1200...

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200 Word Flash Fiction (The Rent)

 Hello everyone, today I am publishing a 200 word flash fiction story which I won a contest with. I was given a specific list of words to use in creating the story. The words are in bold print. I do...

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Sally’s Warning Chapter 3

Background Sally is a senior in high school, dealing with an alcoholic father and a young man who once was married to her best friend. The story takes place in the late 1960’s.   It was 7:00 p.m. and...

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TASTES LIKE CHICKEN

Today I’m going to tell you a story about my dad. It came to my mind when someone a couple of days ago blogged about thier mother not cooking wild meat. My mother and father lived about four miles...

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Read To Yourself Aloud

  Reading your written words aloud can spark a deeper approach to editing and developing your story. Read to yourself or to anyone who will listen. A lonely neighbor, your dog just read aloud.  If...

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Leaving Out the Plot

Have you ever run up to a friend and said, “I have the most amazing story to tell you.  Nothing just happened!” Probably not and yet there are stories all the time in which nothing happens. A mother...

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Not Wanting To Make Things Up

Almost all of us draw on autobiographical material when writing. This leads to a lot of powerful prose, and probably saves a ton of money in psychiatric bills. But it can also cause major problems with...

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Leaving The Joy Out of Writing

Writing is not always fun.  There are times when it’s downright taxing.  Various authors have compared the process to cutting veins and bleeding onto the page.  Certainly everyone has had the feeling...

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Fleshing Out a Story

              Good day everyone, I want to share an article that I found that explains fleshing out your story in great detail.  I have always had problems due to the fact I am a bare bones writer....

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Short Story: Darius Figgaro, Legends of the Shoemaker

I wanted to share a short story out of my book Shirley’s Short’s and Flashes. It is a fantasy/mystery story. It’s not long and I hope you enjoy it.   Shirley *** “I swear it’s true, every single word.”...

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