1 May 2012 by Paul Anderson

Praecedo—May 2012

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I haven’t read any of the other articles for this month, but I wonder how many writers had the Litany Against Fear from Frank Herbert’s Dune running through their minds this past month. And I wonder how many of them have used it as part of their posting? (Editorial privilege of having the first... read more

30 Apr 2012 by Zena Shapter

Second Novel Update

For April, us Write Anything writers have to post updates about our writing project progress. Well, my goal for 2012 is to set my second novel free. My first novel is ‘out there’, seeking a good home. But in January I decided I wanted to have a second novel ready to show my future publisher when they decide they love and can’t live without me. So how’s it going? Well, there were/are some challenges... read more

29 Apr 2012 by Jodi Cleghorn

Form And Genre Challenge #13

“The Western Challenge” For submission the week ending Sunday, 6th May. Challenge: To write in the western genre. Form: Open Word Count: 2500 words Submission Tips Please ensure your story is clearly labelled ‘FGC’ along with the challenge number and the story name in the title of your blog post. Example: [FGC #13] My True Grit. Note the word count at the bottom of your entry. Submit your... read more

29 Apr 2012 by Jodi Cleghorn

Form and Genre Challenge #12 Submissions

“The Magical Realism Challenge” Challenge: To write in the magical realism genre. Form: Open Word Count: 3500 words Judges: Paul Anderson & Jodi Cleghorn Congratulations to the winners Judge’s Choice: Kate Sherrod’s’ Publish or Perish Readers Choice: Annie Evett’s The Unseelie Court (with 38% of the vote) Honourable mentions to Brinda Banerjee (Judges’ Choice) and Carolyn... read more

28 Apr 2012 by Jodi Cleghorn

PROMPTed #13: Echo

PROMPTed is a weekly collection of writing prompts to inspire your writing week. The prompts are loosely grouped under a common theme and include a random line prompt, a photograph, a song/music video, a sensory suggestion and a famous quote. This week’s prompts are guest programmed by the multi-talented Jessica Bell: author, poet, singer/songwriter/guitarist, editor and champion of the vignette. I was... read more

27 Apr 2012 by Christopher Chartrand

A Blog For All Visitors

Hands up if you use WordPress… Oh, for crying out loud put your hand down. I can’t see you. Anyway, the reason I ask is I heard somewhere, probably on Twitter, that more and more blog hits are coming from mobile devices. This got me thinking about how my site looks to someone visiting on a phone or iPad or what have you. According to my Blackberry (keep the luddite comments to yourself please and... read more

27 Apr 2012 by Jodi Cleghorn

Come In, Have A Seat…

The tea is brewed… one sugar or two? I know, cubes are so quaint. Cream? And please help yourself to a chocolate chip muffin. Yes, I baked them this morning. If I’m honest, I was trying to bridge a plot hole to get my words for the day out before you arrived and baking seemed the best way to try and sort it out. One of the tricks Julia Cameron teaches in The Artist’s Way. But let’s pretend I baked... read more

26 Apr 2012 by Icy Sedgwick

The Beauty of the Character Sheet

I think there are possibly two questions that writers detest – “Where do you get your ideas from?” and “Do you know where the story is going when you begin, or do you just make it up?” I freely admit that I used to be a ‘seat of the pants’ writer. I’d have the start and end of a story in mind, and I’d just make things up as I went along in order to... read more