writing

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Ready for a new story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 30 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 20 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your super stories: Darlene: He…

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  • Book News

    Earlier this year, my second how-to book, Short Story Focus, came out. It will also be released as an ebook, so I’ll be bringing you news of that soon. I’m now turning my attention to thoughts of the next book in the series. How about one on writing a novel? As an editor, I regularly…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Want a new story challenge? Well, here you go: Can you tell a story in 20 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 40 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your fantastic stories: Trent’s World:…

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  • Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and here’s to a good week. Your new limerick challenge is: DRAMA Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word VOTE in it somewhere. You produced some highly entertaining limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: A lesson that I learned by rote: You…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 40 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 25 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are you entertaining stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: He stuck the spade…

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  • Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and this week is a good one. Your new limerick challenge is: VOTE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GRAVE in it somewhere. You produced some excellent limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: “Grave news,” said my manservant, Bob “Roberto has…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 25 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 15 words using the following two words in it somewhere: Here are you hilarious stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Her tutu was made…

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  • Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and this week is a good one. Your new limerick challenge is: GRAVE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word YAWN in it somewhere. You produced some fantastic limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: Jim and I shared a few beers. I…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 15 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are you super stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: “List, twin, coma, pie,…

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  • Writing Workshops – Join Me!

    I’m delighted to be part of The Writers Bureau’s October workshops. Want to know more? Click here My workshop also included an assessment of the first 2000 words of your novel or a synopsis.

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