Free 3-Week Flash Fiction Course

Holly Lisle is the best investment I ever made in my writing.  It was one of the best confidence boosters I ever had.  It changed my perception and approach to writing for the better. The 3 Week Flash Fiction course is totally Free, there is no catch, and its lots of fun.  There is satisfaction in completing a story or stories when they

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What makes a good flash fiction piece?

Originally appeared on author Christine Rains blog.  What makes a good flash fiction piece?   To answer that question, we need to understand what flash fiction is about. It is a short story under 1000 words, generally right at or around 500 words. Flash fiction is the length of one short scene with emotional IMPACT using shocks, twists, irony, OR

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Author’s Blog Hop-Join Our Storytime Blog Hop Jan 25, 2017 OPEN CALL

#storytimebloghop CORRECTION ON DATE OF BLOG HOP! WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25TH, 2017    AUTHOR’S BLOG HOP JOIN US! OPEN CALL SPECULATIVE FICTION AUTHORS What is speculative fiction? Speculative fiction is a broad category of narrative fiction that includes elements, settings, and characters created out of imagination and speculation and not based on reality and everyday life. It encompasses the genres of

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Talking Flash Fiction: Word Charts & A Post Swap

    TALKING FLASH FICTION  POST SWAP:   Speculative Fiction Author Christine Rains, author of the Totem Trilogy did a post swap with me.  She has also added 3 more books to this ongoing series at the link above.   TALKING FLASH FICTION   My post her site   What makes a good flash fiction piece? Her post my site.  Totem

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October Storytime Blog Hop OPEN CALL: Speculative Fiction Authors Trick or Treat?

OCTOBER STORYTIME BLOG HOP OPEN CALL To Speculative Fiction Authors  & Writers of Halloween Stories     Any Questions Contact Me Here Founded 2015 by students of “How To Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writer’s,” writing course created by writer and teacher Holly Lisle. OPEN CALL to Speculative Fiction Authors   What is Speculative Fiction? Speculative fiction is a

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Death Muse Stalks His Writer

(These are not stories in this series, but visitation with Death as my muse and our version of an interview.)     I was sitting in my office staring at my computer screen when I felt chill bumps roll over my entire body, you know the kind you get when you have Deja Vu or sense something otherworldly, or you

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Storytime Blog Hop April 2016 Open Call Authors of Speculative Fiction

Storytime Blog Hop Founded 2015 by students of writer and teacher Holly Lisle.   How To Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writer’s. (The hop schedule follows this pattern:  The 4th Wednesday of the month, January, April, July, and October.  Story links due by the 20th of that month.)   Storytime Blog Hop Open Call Calling Specutalive Fiction Authors:  Our

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