It is November 23rd! Day 23 of NaNoWriMo. Just over a week left for writers across the globe to reach their goal of writing 50,000 words of a novel.To be on target, writers should have 38333 words by the end of the day today. Currently, I have 42,371 words. I hope to pass 45,000 today.I’ll... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo: Half-Way!!!
NaNoWriMo is half-way over!! I am still alive. Mostly.I am still ahead, but not as far ahead as I was last week. Currently, I stand at 28,859 words (a little less than 2000 words per day). I intend to write more today— I really want to get to 30,000 before the night is through.In the... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo, Day 8
It is November 8th, otherwise known as Day 8 of National Novel Writing Month. I thought it might be nice to post an update on my status.So far, I am doing far better than I expected.I started working full time again about ten days before NaNo began. I was very worried about my time. Would... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo: Making My Internal Editor Work For Me
Hello friends and strangers!It is November 1st. The day of candy hangovers. The start of the month of turkey feasts. Snow could appear at any moment. More importantly (to some), it is the first day of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Writers all over the world take on the crazy task of writing 50,000 words... Continue Reading →
A Dozen Roses
Day 30 of StoryADay September (the last one!!). The Prompt: Jeff was walking to the parking garage after work when he comes upon a flower stand full of beautiful roses. Jeff decides to buy a dozen roses for his lover. Jeff slows to a stop, the riot of color drawing his eye. Roses. Red, yellow, white, pink. Blue?... Continue Reading →
Human Shrapnel
Day 29 of StoryADay September. The Prompt: In no more than 600 words write the ending of a story. This is effectively the final scene, the denouement, the resolution or however you want the story to end.(This is the ending of a short story in which a woman travels back in time to prevent the... Continue Reading →
Walker
Day 28 of StoryADay September. The Prompt: Write a story with a character who has a difficult decision to make. Put this character in the setting you observed and use your sensory detail in the story.I step out of the gas station into the midnight dark, silvered moonlight filtering through the trees and splashing onto... Continue Reading →
Star Gazer
Day 26 of StoryADay September The Prompt: The Secret. Your character has one, or knows about one. Will it be kept, or disclosed?“Tell me something no one else knows.”Tyler turned his head to look at Karen, then down at their fingers threaded together. Why did girls always ask this? Every girl he let get even... Continue Reading →
The Interview
Day 25 of StoryADay September. The Prompt: Write a story that revolves around a character with a ‘fatal flaw’ who, as a result, commits a fatal error that has a tragic result. Use a frame story to reinforce the flaw.Smith flipped open the front cover of the case file. It had taken all day to... Continue Reading →
Becoming Bob (Three Microstories)
Day 24 of StoryADay September.The Prompt: Click on this link. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jwordsmith/galleries/72157658610357640/ Flick through the gallery and pick the first three pictures that catch your attention. Now, write a short, 50-100 word story for each. No more than 100 words each. (Note: The first piece is 110 words, I cheated a bit)(Images in this post were... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 