As good as a rest
June 10th, 2010
I’m nearly at the point in my novel where I said I would stop for a break. But now that I’m so close to that point, I’m really really crawling, and finding it hard to get into it. Read more…
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Posts Tagged ‘Short stories’
What’s the plan for your story?
October 10th, 2009
I’ve written before about how it’s important to have a plan for your writing. Since then my overrall plan has gone by the wayside, so I may have to review my policy on that. But today I want to talk about plans for each thing you write.
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Really short stories – six words
July 25th, 2009
Okay, now we’re talking minimalist! You thought 140 characters was small, try doing a story in 6 words. Read more…
Really short stories – Twitter stories
July 18th, 2009
As Twitter has become more popular, many have been taking up the challenge of squeezing things down into 140 characters. What about stories? Read more…
Really short stories – mini sagas
July 11th, 2009
There are some tiny tiny stories floating around out there. And although it’s not likely you’d ever publish one, they can be a fun exercise, and a good lesson in editing – most of which is cutting! I’ll post about three types of short short stories. First up is mini sagas.