This week I read a story that grew out of a couple of my StoryAWeek story prompts & lessons. So cool! Putting the “inspiration” in “inbox”!
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National Flash Fiction Day is OPEN for submissions! nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/2022
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Need to put some spring in your writing step?
Join the 7-week StoryADay I, WRITER Course and get a whole new perspective before Spring!
Doors Close: Sunday, January 29, 2023
find out more: stada.me/writer
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tired of fantasy novels with the same generic castles and medieval hovels, I want to see a portal opening over the Home Depot, I want to read about hedge-witches renting out a strip mall, I want to see wand battles at Waffle House
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Psst! #Writers! I shared my Writer's Manifesto exercise with my group this week and they loved it. I've put it all on one page, for you to find easily...but only for a few days. (I know you need deadlines!):
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I’m really proud of the Writer’s Manifesto challenge I’m running at StoryADay this week. Tired. But proud. ;)
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This challenge is all about getting connected to the writing you SHOULD be doing by putting together your personalized Writer’s Manifesto. Such a powerful exercise…
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Wow, I’m getting all emotional reading the comments on the 5-Day Challenge going on over at StoryADay right now. Writers, you are amazing. (You can join in, and read the comments by signing up here: storyaday.org/jan-challenge)
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It’s the year of the rabbit, and @mapelba might just be a little excited about it:
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I'm loving seeing who people are citing as their 'Fairy Art Parents' on Day 1 of the 5-Day January Challenge: designed to get your head in the game, so you can write today, not 'some day'. See their comments and join us:
It’s Day 1 of the January 5-Day Writers’ Challenge and it’s time to find your fairy art parents (sounds frivolous; actually a seriously useful step for staying productive) Find out more:
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Are there any books set in your hometown?
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I've just sent out the first part of the January 5-Day challenge: to get your mindset in the right place for lifetime of creative awesomeness. Join us:
Day 0 – Make It Public ift.tt/O8HMkyd
On the hunt for incredible queer writers working in the genre space for a TV opportunity with money attached, is that you? 👀
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Get your (#writing) head in the right place: I’m running a free 5-day mini-event starting Jan 21. Small daily tasks, massive mindset shift. Sign up:
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Hey writers, are you stuck? Second-guessing your writing choices? Join me for a free 5-Day Challenge, starting Jan 21. You'll uncover the why and how of YOUR writing journey, a map that will keep you on the path. Sign up now:
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Back To Writing ift.tt/xnshmP3
I'm so looking forward to gathering with my writing group for a virtual retreat this weekend.
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Quick reminder that there is no writing without thinking about what you’re going to write. So if you appear to be staring at a wall for several hours and someone asks what you’re doing you can truthfully tell them, “I’m writing.”
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The podcast will be late this week because…technology. It’s gonna be good, though.
I asked past guests about their good and bad creative habits and ~20:00 you'll hear thoughts from
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On January 1, 2023, copyrighted works from 1927 will enter the US public domain, including works by Virginia Woolf, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, and songs by Bessie Smith, Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern.
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Feeling the urge to record your writing goals for this month/year in public? Come on over to this month’s Serious Writers’ Accountability Group post and let us know what you’re planning!
Writers: what’s your big goal/hope for next year?
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I'm getting the next installment of the StoryAWeek newsletter ready. Give yourself the gift of weekly writing lessons and prompts, in your inbox:
StADa175 Creative Rebelllion ift.tt/ZcwMmQj
The Specials were a celebration of how British culture was envigorated by Caribbean immigration but the onstage demenour of their lead singer was a reminder that they were in the serious business of challenging our perception of who we were in the late 1970s. RIP Terry Hall
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