writing
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The room was full of much younger people than myself. I immediately began to regret signing up for this class. I know it is never too late to learn, but this feels a little ridiculous at 54 years old. I take a seat behind a young woman who stares blankly at the front of the…
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I can feel the shakes coming on. I know what is about to happen as my forehead begins to sweat profusely. I grip the steering wheel tighter and look for my man while trying to pay attention to the road so I don’t hit anything or anyone. I slow down for an alley that I’ve…
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“What the fuck,” Brandon screamed as he reached for the chair and threw it against the wall. Ben ducked to avoid being knocked out. He began to duck and dive as more objects were thrown, to include vases, glasses, and anything else that Brandon could possibly pick up and throw. “What is wrong with you?”…
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I have been doing plenty of free writing lately and slowly working on a story for a competition. It is on the prompt site I’m signed up on. I have entered a competition before and did fairly well on it. I’m still a little nervous to enter writing competitions, but I’m getting a little more…
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Pip: Born To Write — where flash fiction, craft confessions, and strong opinions about parking all coexist peacefully. Mara: Chris Chonos has been busy this week. We're covering original fiction, writing process, reader opinions on books and heroes, and a little local exploration. Let's start with the stories — Silas is back, and he's not…
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“Excuse me, did you drop this?” Maggie turned around and saw a young boy with shaggy brown hair holding her ribbon in his hands. She walked back towards him and said, “Thank you, young man.” She ran her hands through his hair. She felt a shiver going down her spine and felt the familiar warm…
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I’m back on track to keep up my writing routine. I am using an app called Daily Prompt. It feels good to be back in that habit. There are successes this week with some more of my book write and I actually have some ideas for the ending. I am going to start writing that…
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Another piece of free writing. I just did this on the fly. An eeriness washed over the theatre as the lights were brought down to match the mood. Mark turned on the fog machine and watched as the mist rolled down the aisle. The reaction always made Mark appreciate his job as a special effects…
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I have adopted a method of writing where I write scenes in no particular order and have created a table of contents for each scene. The document is all over the place but it seems to be working for me. I even have some notes on the side to keep other ideas to help combine…