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Your Wednesday Writing Prompt 11/01/23
Welcome to my first writing prompt of 2023! Each week I post a title and it’s completely up to you how you progress from there. Let creativity be your guide! You could write a poem, short story, flash fiction, or a novel – if you feel so inclined. Share your work in the comments below…
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You Wednesday Writing Prompt 7/12/22
Welcome back to my weekly hosting of writing prompts! Each week I post a title and it’s completely up to you how you progress from there. Let creativity be your guide! Write a poem, short story, some flash fiction, or a novel if you must. Share it in the comments below with a link back…
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Writing Tips From An Editor #7
“That” “That” is a word that you often don’t need. “That” is a word you often don’t need. Do you see what I did there? This week I want to talk to you about filler words. I couldn’t even guess how many “that’s” I’ve deleted this week while editing manuscripts, along with other filler words…
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Writing Tips From An Editor #6
This week I’m going to list some short, snappy tips for self editing your work. It’s not always feasible to pay an editor to do all the hard work, there is a lot you can do yourself before you pay out for someone else to look over it! I hope that this has been helpful.…
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Drenched in Moonlight, Chapter One
Alyona leaned back in her chair and resisted the urge to tap her fingers on the desk. So, it is you, you hateful little bitch, she thought as she coolly regarded the sixteen-year-old girl standing before her. “Show me your hand.” Talia demanded. Her dark spiteful eyes were narrowed, uncertainty danced across her delicate features…
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Trying Not To Be Chair Shaped #5
I don’t believe in conventional diets, you need lasting change not something temporary that deprives you. I still believe in eating treats even while I’m trying not to be chair shaped. So in the interest of moderation, I want to share this win with you. I bought a pack of three donuts last night to…
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The Massacre In The Garden
Anyone who knows me in real life knows that I cannot keep a plant alive for love nor money. Saying that, there is a healthy little Jade Plant on my desk at home that is thriving. It was a gift from a friend. Sometimes when I’m working I share my drink with it, it doesn’t…
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Honest Healing
Sometimes it hits me out of nowhere, how truly alone I have felt in my life. I lean across the window sill in my bedroom to push the window wide before bed, thinking about nothing more sinister than the cool night air and it’s delicious contrast to the warm, soothing sheets while I sleep. My…
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Trying Not To Get Chair Shaped #1
Dear followers, As you may, or may not know I have recently decided to give up my day job and focus all of my energy on my own business, a business that leapt up and tackled me out of nowhere I might add. It’s going very well, in case you were wondering. There is only…
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The Last Shift
Today’s the day. I first entered employment at seventeen-years-old simply because my mother needed financial help. I continued to work hard at college and do well in my A-levels during the day, and then in the evenings and weekends I would go to work in a grocery store working on a checkout and bringing home…
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The Dressmaker’s Room
After unbuckling him from his car seat, I expected Benny to launch himself across the gravel path with his usual buoyancy. Instead, a small hand slipped into my own as he stayed beside me. I was startled to see my fearless five-year-old looking suddenly so small and still. “Skellington house.” I found my gaze drawn…
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Mental Health Monday
Monday has returned! I don’t know how you are feeling about that, but I find Monday my most productive day of the week! The kids are all back to school so the house is quiet, I’m rested from the break from work, and my brain is ready to go. Monday projects definitely get the best…
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