Short Story Writers
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This is the place to discuss short story writing techniques and post beginnings or completed stories.
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November 2009 Story Prompts 12 Replies
Here are some more prompts for this Fall. Pick one, and create a short story or flash piece. Remember to let go, have fun, and see where your imagination takes you...! 1. You walk into your hous...
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Mary Hicks Nov 8.
October 2009 Story Prompts 13 Replies
I thought we could get some activity started here again. Here are some prompts, from writingforward.com, to get us going. Just put that pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and see what you come...
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Dan Goodwin Oct 10.
Short Story Prompts 7 Replies
I thought I'd create an area where we could post more story prompts. Feel free to post any ideas or prompts that could spark a story.
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by jane Oct 10.
Carol's Flash Fiction 13 Replies
I've started writing some flash pieces (about 1500 words or less), and decided to share them here. This place will also help keep me motivated to write...! Thanks for reading and any comments/cr...
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier Jul 30.
BS (Barb's Stories) 6 Replies
I wrote this quickly during the Red Hot July Writing Fest in the Writer's Clique. Feelin' Fine, Thank You Cheated out of a happy childhood, that's how she felt. Fear turning into mushy anger that...
Started by Barbara Ann Storrier. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier Jul 5.
What Happens Next ? 3 Replies
I wrote this story other day and I think I want to make it a longer story but I would like some feedback as to what should happen next ? Sally Story There is a sense you get from talking to som...
Started by Frank. Last reply by Dan Goodwin May 16.
Family Redemption Part 2
So here's part 2 of my story! Family Redemption Part 2 “Come now Mara, don’t you want to greet your guest?” said Monica with a massive grin on her face. “You do recognise him don’t you? It is...
Started by Wayne Mar 29.
Hellbound 5 Replies
Here's a little short story I wrote for a competition. It had rules but I can't remember them, it's a horror story. cheers everyone. Hellbound Welcome to Hell, my life. I am not joking, I am cu...
Started by Wayne. Last reply by Anne Westlund Mar 29.
Family Redemption Part 1 2 Replies
This is a "very suspenseful" story according to some people that have read this. It's a thriller sort of story, but this is only the first part of it. There are two parts to it, but I'm still writi...
Started by Wayne. Last reply by Wayne Mar 29.
Family Values 2 Replies
I've been here awhile, but have yet to post anything. Figured I'd take a shot at remedying this. This is a "very short story," the writing of which was a major assignment for my fiction writing cla...
Started by Charles Jones. Last reply by Charles Jones Mar 3.
Scrabble Prompt 7 Replies
Write a short story using all the words on the Scrabble board :)
Started by Barbara Ann Storrier. Last reply by Anne Westlund Jan 28.
Globe of Fire : Chapter 1 7 Replies
Hello again everyone. This story is all about the aftermath of global warming. But with a bit of fantasy chucked in. I have turned this story into a full novel and since you started reading it, I t...
Started by Wayne. Last reply by Wayne Jan 28.
Good Quote 2 Replies
Here's a quote I found this AM and wanted to share. Hope you like it... Carol "Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Mo...
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Carol Clark Jan 20.
Did I See Mr. Who? 2 Replies
Hello again everybody. I thought that I would turn Monthly Abandon and How Many Days In A Month? into a trilogy. So this is the final part of the trilogy. I hope you enjoy it. DID I SEE MR. WHO...
Started by Wayne. Last reply by Frank Jan 11.
"The Worst Visitor to Ever Darken My Door" 15 Replies
This is just a freewrite I started, might turn into something, not sure yet. I realize it's a bit on the dark side, but hey, we're writers and I'm expressing myself. ;-) This came from a prompt in...
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Valerie Jan 10.
How Many Days in a Month? 2 Replies
Hello Everyone. This is a companion piece to Monthly Abandon. And I have to thank Frank for giving me the idea to use the weekday names. HOW MANY DAYS IN A MONTH? Tuesday felt like crying. Fri...
Started by Wayne. Last reply by Anne Westlund Jan 9.
Monthly Abandon 3 Replies
Hello everyone. This is just a little piece of writing I just wrote yesterday. MONTHLY ABANDON August killed June. September is sleeping at July's house. December is panhandling. January found...
Started by Wayne. Last reply by Frank Jan 8.
Timmy's Letter 4 Replies
Hello everyone. This isn't really a short story but a collection of letters that tell a story. This is the first letter in the collection. And I warn, may be offensive to some people. This is 100 p...
Started by Wayne. Last reply by Anne Westlund Nov. 19, 2008.
The Great Robbery 4 Replies
" All characters, dates and places are fictional and any resemblance to any person, living or dead is truly co-incidental - kaly" Rebecca and Tom had been in love for almost 10 years. They started...
Started by kaly. Last reply by Anne Westlund Nov. 16, 2008.
Life is so Beautiful 4 Replies
This is my first shot at creativity. I have written some articles before, but they were more of my feelings. This is the first time, I am using my imaginative mind. Do let me know your suggestions....
Started by kaly. Last reply by Anne Westlund Nov. 16, 2008.
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Comment by JanMarie on December 21, 2008 at 3:13am - I write with sincerity when I say so glad to be invited.
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Comment by Patricia on November 5, 2008 at 2:25am - I'll try to start mine.I've been thinking about it for some time now, but still can't get my creative muse to work.I know I have to,because I have some things to say...
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Comment by kaly on October 26, 2008 at 10:01pm -
Hello all,
Looks like a very interesting place for me...never written any stories before.... Need to see where I will end up
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Comment by Samar Owais on October 25, 2008 at 7:35pm - I have never written a short story. I hope to start through this group!
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Comment by Carol Clark on September 24, 2008 at 8:51pm -
Short stories... one of my favorite forms of writing.
Looking forward to this group.
Carol
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Comment by Rita B. Fox on September 24, 2008 at 9:15am -
Hope to write short stories again I did that almost for three years,once a month and the other told it was qiut good for some one from Holland,
Love and hugs, Rita
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