IWSG August 5th: A Genre Surprise.
IWSG August 5th
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August Co-Host
Susan Baury Rouchard, Nancy Gideon, Jennifer Lane, Jennifer Hawes, Chemist Ken, and Chrys Fey!
August 5th Question
Quote:
“Although I have written a short story collection, the form found me and not the other way around. Don’t write short stories, novels or poems. Just write your truth and your stories will mold into the shapes they need to be.”
Have you ever written a piece that became a form, or even a genre, you hadn’t planned on writing in? Or do you choose a form/genre in advance?
MY ANSWER:
Yes, my muse handed me a middle-grade story twice fully laid out in beats. It is a genre I don’t read a lot, and have never written in.
IWSG August 5th
IWSG 2020 Anthology Contest Announcement
May 6th-September 2nd.
Guidelines and rules:
Word count: 4500-6000
Genre: Science Fiction
Theme: Dark Matter
Submissions accepted: May 6 – September 2, 2020
How to enter: Send your polished, formatted (double-spaced, no footers or headers), previously unpublished story to admin @ insecurewriterssupportgroup.com before the deadline passes. Please include your full contact details, your social links, and if you are part of the Blogging, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter IWSG group.
Judging: The IWSG admins will create a shortlist of the best stories. The shortlist will then be sent to our official judges.
IWSG August 5th
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IWSG August 5th:
August 8, 2020 @ 19:52
That’s really interesting that a middle grade story came to you. I haven’t read very many of those, either, and would have no idea how to write one. Good luck with it! Sounds like it was meant to be.
Lori at https://lorilmaclaughlin.com
August 7, 2020 @ 21:52
We might all end up arm-wrestling you for that muse 😀
August 7, 2020 @ 14:49
How wonderful to have a muse hand you a story ready to go, beats and all.
August 5, 2020 @ 17:45
What happened with the MG stories? I thought about writing MG once, then decided I didn’t have enough snark for today’s middle grader’s .
August 5, 2020 @ 17:11
That’s cool your muse is handing you stuff to work with!
August 5, 2020 @ 15:27
I can relate. I have written fantasy and science fiction short stories, and read little of either!
August 5, 2020 @ 14:52
Awesome that you’re writing middle grade. I have written one MG fantasy and read a lot of it and YA. Hope yours goes well.
August 5, 2020 @ 14:45
I started with YA and I never read it either.
August 5, 2020 @ 12:41
I’m surprised you wouldn’t take the middle grade plunge. You come across as very adventurous.
🙂
Anna from elements of emaginette
August 5, 2020 @ 12:37
I don’t read middle grade either so that would be weird to end up writing one.
August 5, 2020 @ 12:35
Thanks for keeping us informed about all these opportunities!