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Fiction and Non-fiction Tips + Techniques on Writing

If you’re an aspiring novelist and just don’t know where to start, how about just writing? NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is a yearly contest where participants simply write during the entire month of November. The object of the yearly contest is about getting your novel done, not worrying about editing. At least not […]

The Internet allows humans to communicate in ways that were not formerly possible. One exercise that I’ve always wanted to try is collaborative fiction. Upon scanning my writing journal, I came across a few fragments of fiction from Jul 2003 that show a bit of promise in the mystery, horror, or slipstream genre. It’s rough […]

As Angelo got on the bus, he realized his mistake. But he’d been so thirsty, had gulped down gallons of water like a diabetic. And now he couldn’t hold back any longer. He was about to burst. It had been a while since he’d let loose. But he was out in public, on a bus. […]

Waking Hour - Short Fiction Series

Shortly after sunrise, Constable Bill McDearmotte is already on the beat. I see him from a distance, about four blocks from here. He should be resting, taking his deserved time off. But he’s so dedicated that he doesn’t seem to know when to quit. I can hear his standard-issue police shoes beating the pavement, even […]

  

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