Tag Archive | Flash Fiction, Mini-series, Serials or Short Stories
Character Building
Originally posted on Write Minds:
Elaine and Francesca consider their methods for creating characters. Elaine: I start with their age and when they were born. This gives me a star sign, which in turn gives me some character traits as a starting point. Once I’m happy with that, I do a character profile. This will involve…
Zoe’s New Friend
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Zoe’s New Friend Hello, dear fans! Today was a good day. I want to tell you about my new friend. First, if you don’t know me, my name is Zoe and I own a human named Emily. She is only a small part of this…
10 TOP TIPS For the BETA Reading Stage
Originally posted on Sacha Black:
You’ve written ‘THE END’ on your first, second, eighth – or if you’re me it will mostly likely be my third draft. You know it’s not perfect, but you’re happy you have taken your manuscript as far as you can. What next? Alpha / Beta readers As I approach the…
Writespiration #43
Originally posted on Sacha Black:
A slightly different challenge this week. It’s another of my favourite writing sites to help unblock the block! The website is called One Word. The aim of this game is to use the word posted below (don’t look till you are ready to write) as a prompt and then free write for…
Short Stories Resources and Submissions
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
As you may remember, I am putting the finishing touches to Infinite Waters; my upcoming second collection of short stories (the first one being The Power of Six, of course). Most of them have a touch of science fiction; all of them have a lovely twist. However, I have…