Session on the Art of Writing
Writing about writing Complete one of the following: 1) A completely factual account of time in the life of a writer (you!) who is...
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Session on Writing Horror
You have to feel it in order to heal it. Why read horror fiction? Lesley's comments. Time to write your own comments. How to write...
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Word Challenge
Asked to create a short story from the following words: parting, unbelievable, identical twin, jovial, cryptic, rain, marmalade,...
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Melissa and the Mobility Scooter
Melissa's face was ten years old, but it looked to her as if it was eight, and she found that extremely frustrating. Why couldn't she...
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Poem: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
There's nothing else to say. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the...
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Writing Group: Come Inside - Idea for Kids' Story
Can you continue this story? Rosie was hungry. ‘Is tea nearly ready?’ she moaned. Her brother joined her in her moaning. ‘I need a...
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Tale of the Unexpected Beginning
Consider this as a beginning or inspiration for your writing: It was obvious that we were lost. There must have been a turn taken...
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Glories of Writing Groups
From 2016... I've been attending my writing group, Write You Are, for a year and a half now, since its start-up meeting. I also attended...
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Thoughts on Short Stories
Sometimes wonderful writing creeps up on you by stealth. It may seem simplistic, perhaps overly so, or even naïve - or primitive. But...
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Finish this Star Wars Story
Why not try to finish this slightly derivative story begun by a very clever and very young man? There was a big metal door. It was...
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Oxymorons
How many oxymorons can you spot? The Ford Focus was accustomed to frenetic activity taking place on its back seat. It was an open secret...
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