9 Dec 2011
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #237
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #237 for December 9th, 2011 There is a zombie on your lawn…… in the light of the resurgence ( revival?) of zombie fiction, cast your main character into an urban setting where a wave of zombies are about to attack. How Fiction Friday works. It’s easy to do. Check this page for this week’s theme or challenge. Prompts are published each month to give... read more
4 Dec 2011
Spoken Sunday #44
Spoken Sunday Submission #44 for 4th December, 2011 For full details check the page. How To Play: 1. After you have submitted to [Fiction] Friday – or written a passage of around 600 words, record it. 2. On your blog, or audioboo site, post an explanation of your piece (if its a passage from a larger work) or ask readers for specific feedback about it – as well as a link to your recording. 3.... read more
2 Dec 2011
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #236
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #236 for December 2nd, 2011 Your Main Character is in the process of escaping…….(now keep going – from who? why? what will happen next?) How Fiction Friday works. It’s easy to do. Check this page for this week’s theme or challenge. Prompts are published each month to give you plenty of notice. Spend at least 5 minutes composing something... read more
27 Nov 2011
Spoken Sunday #43
Spoken Sunday Submission #43 for 27th November, 2011 For full details check the page. How To Play: 1. After you have submitted to [Fiction] Friday – or written a passage of around 600 words, record it. 2. On your blog, or audioboo site, post an explanation of your piece (if its a passage from a larger work) or ask readers for specific feedback about it – as well as a link to your... read more
25 Nov 2011
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #235
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #235 for November 25th, 2011 Use the image to the right as your inspiration. How Fiction Friday works. It’s easy to do. Check this page for this week’s theme or challenge. Prompts are published each month to give you plenty of notice. Spend at least 5 minutes composing something original based on the theme or challenge. (and keep writing…) But,... read more
20 Nov 2011
Spoken Sunday #42
Spoken Sunday Submission #42 for 20th November, 2011 For full details check the page. How To Play: 1. After you have submitted to [Fiction] Friday – or written a passage of around 600 words, record it. 2. On your blog, or audioboo site, post an explanation of your piece (if its a passage from a larger work) or ask readers for specific feedback about it – as well as a link to your... read more
18 Nov 2011
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #234
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #234 for November 18th, 2011 NaNoWriMo has a tradition of the TSOD..(travelling shovel of death.) in order to add a new element to a story which may be floundering. Write a scene where someone is killed by a shovel. It need not be the gory details, but can hint at how the person has died – or it can be as graphic as you like. The point is to write this event in with your... read more
15 Nov 2011
Four Ways to Keep the Passion for Writing
Inspiration and passion can’t be bought in a bottle, though I’m sure many have sought it at the bottom of one. No-one can give you more passion or inspiration. It has to come from deep inside you. With NaNoWriMo mania well and truly gripping writers around the globe, many find the challenge and pressure of writing to a strict time-limit and wordcount too extreme and drop out, citing they lost their... read more
