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A dragon may be lurking behind me. But hopefully it is a nice dragon. In other news, I'm selling art, as ever. But until July 4th, I'm donating a percentage of sales to RAICES. If you'd like to help out and have some art, here's the link to my Etsy page: WordsAreArtStudio. Thanks for stopping …
After a challenge comes the crash. For me, anyway. The momentum vanishes and I flail around wondering what to do next. Most likely, I will return to my sci-fi fairytale and finish the massive rewrites. Today, I'm feeling daunted by the task. Perhaps tomorrow I'll feel inspired. I hope so. Over the last few months, …
The first time I heard of Story-a-Day, I thought, "That's madness." I also thought, "I can't write short stories. I write novels." I'm not a snob about novels. It's weird when some people say that short stories are just stepping stones to novels or that they're easier or some other nonsense. Short stories are an …
Story-a-Day May comes to an end! I have things I want to write about the experience, but I'm tired. I've managed today's final story, and that's all I can do. The prompt was to write about a writer. Oi! Well, I decided to write a fairytale about a writer. Sort of. If you know your …
Tomorrow may be the last day, but it doesn't feel like it. In any event, yesterday, I scribbled the beginning of a story in my notebook. The prompt was to write the story you've wanted to write. I think I've done that. Perhaps I haven't written it well or in the way I originally envisioned, …
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I planned on skipping today's prompt, but changed my mind. The prompt said to use these words in a story: ink, previously, work, breeze, seven, run, delicious, example, spontaneous, barb. I managed to work in all ten words! It will probably come across as forced, but at least it's written. Thanks for reading. Barbara Squire …
I do not have the energy for this, but I wrote something anyway. I didn't look at today's prompt though. Instead, I thought about the character I've been writing about for the least few days and gave her a nemesis. This is a just a fragment for now. With luck, I'll catch up on my …
