OMG! It’s My Blog’s Birthday Month and I Almost Missed It

Posted by on Apr 29, 2011 in Random | 2 comments

Well, frankly, I didn’t know. I ran across something a minute ago that made me wonder exactly how long I’d been blogging, so I went back and looked. I started blogging exactly a year ago. (Well, almost. It was a year at the beginning of this month. But I’m still in the right month.) Happy birthday to my blog!

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Shall We Brainstorm?

Posted by on Apr 28, 2011 in Fighting Gravity, Writing | 15 comments

Yeah, I’ve hit it. The wall. You know what I mean. That point where what you need in your WIP eludes you completely. Right now I feel like slamming my head into that wall.   In leiu of that, want to help me brainstorm? Writers always have the best ideas about… what to write.   So, here’s the deal. Futuristic society, oldest daughter...

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#5MinuteFiction Week 48 WINNER!

Posted by on Apr 27, 2011 in #amwriting, 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writers, Writing, Writing Competition | 1 comment

This was a close one! No clear runaway on this one. Which is the fun part. Who doesn’t like all the wondering right up until the end? What a great week. Obviously everyone else agrees with me, since all of the top five made a good showing in this week’s voting. Thanks again everyone for sharing your talents with us here. But there can only be one...

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#5MinuteFiction Week 48 FINALISTS!

Posted by on Apr 26, 2011 in #amwriting, 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writers, Writing, Writing Competition | 1 comment

Ohhhh, I liked mine this week. That doesn’t always happen, you know? If you’ve been with us for any length of time, I have no doubt you do. So, regardless, did you have fun? Poor R.A. Evans, @raevanswrites had a hell of a time picking the finalists. It’s tougher than it looks. But thanks to him for pulling it off anyway. And be sure to check...

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#5MinuteFiction Week 48

Posted by on Apr 26, 2011 in #amwriting, 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writing, Writing Competition | 33 comments

What is 5MinuteFiction, you say? It’s an adrenaline-fueled, instant-gratification sort of writing contest. Sound fun? Great! Get in there and get dirty! The Rules * You get five minutes to write a piece of prose or poetry in any style or genre * You must directly reference today’s prompt: blue (Note: The prompt is the word. The picture is for...

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