Love Delayed by Cynthia King

September 11, 2020.Reading time 24 minutes.

Our very first short story submission comes courtesy of Cynthia King from Upstate New York. She’s a reading, writing, mom of two (mostly) functioning adults with dreams of one day publishing a full-length novel. “Love Delayed” is a romance that takes place over 24 hours.

Prompt #14

September 7, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Write a love story that begins and ends over 24 hours.

In The Photograph, I’m Smiling

August 7, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

There’s something peculiar about the picture, though. Something to this day I don’t understand.

The Lullaby

August 1, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

No one knew. No one ever saw it. But I heard it. To this day, I swear it: the box would sing.

07302020

July 31, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

…he told me I shouldn’t have broken his watch.

Silver Teeth

July 30, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Long before the diamond ever landed in modern possession, it belonged to a man named Gregory Stratford. At that time, it was not part of a ring, but rather the main facet of a decorative hair comb made for his favorite daughter’s 26th birthday.

Moira’s Microfiction Challenge

July 29, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ll be posting (hopefully daily) stories. Make sure to subscribe with your email to have them sent straight to your inbox so you never miss one!

Criticism And Becoming A Better Writer

July 27, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Don’t @me on this one, guys.

Setting Writing Goals To Maintain Creative Motivation

July 23, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Here is the key to effectively setting goals: set small ones that are easy to accomplish. It sounds like a cop-out, yeah, but we are far less likely to follow through with (or even start) something that seems hard.

The First Thing To Do After Finishing A First Draft

July 18, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Here’s what you’re going to do. You’re going to take that mess of a first draft manuscript and turn it into an ebook. Do I sound crazy? Absolutely. But don’t write me off just yet.