Moira’s Microfiction Challenge
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The Writing Journal You Didn’t Know You Need
This book began as a personal project: a collection of questions mined from the far reaches of the internet and my brain to help work through some roadblocks in my own WIP. I hit the mid-plot doldrums HARD, and I needed to reorient. When you’re 50,000-words deep in, however, it can be hard to remember […]
Read MoreTips For Building Realistic Systems Of Magic
The more you know about how your magical system works, the more real it will be to read about it. The more you tell me why your system of magic works, the more I’ll think you’re full of shit.
Read MorePrompt #19
Write a story inspired by or starting with the line “I didn’t meant to kill her.”
Read MorePrompt #18
Write a story using this as a first line: “Follow me,” she whispered.
Read MorePrompt #17
Write a story using this is a first line: a shrill cry echoed in the mist.
Read MoreWriting Opposite Genders: A Rant
To say “anyone can do it” because the genders are equally competent is wrong, and it minimizes the skill it takes for an author to pull off.
Read MorePrompt #16
Write a story where something ordinary to your protagonist appears extraordinary to someone else.
Read MoreWhen “Borrowing” Ideas Goes Wrong
Now, I’m all for a literary heist. I borrow ideas all the time, from all over, but I make it a point not to stop once the idea has been borrowed. After all, coming up with a “new and different” idea isn’t the same as coming up with a good one.
Read MorePrompt #15
Write a story where something ordinary to your protagonist appears extraordinary to someone else.
Read MoreHow Writers Screw Up Tough Women
The amount of writers who unwittingly fall into this category drives me bananas. The worst part? A lot of it comes down to lazy and unimaginative writing.
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WRITE INTO THE GROUND 