On the craft and works that are not flash fiction or short stories!
And so it begins! A fun challenge for myself. A push to practice creativity. A little something to look forward to at the end of the week. Week 1: First mine: Mad Mama (248 words) Synopsis: Mad Mama will have her way with the microwave. The real question: which Mad Mama wins in the end?…
Tomorrow, I bring you the first in a series of Micro-Flash Fiction prompts. I’ll start with an item from my writing game box, use it with some parameters for anyone who wants to end the week with some flash fiction fun: genre, an item and a situation.
I love memes. Ever since the first cat with a pancake (or lime helmet) crossed my screen. Turns out I also love Twitter. And maybe Instagram (I’m still new there). Of late, I’ve stumbled across several Twitter weeklies, events where thousands of writers connect for different writing challenges. Whether sharing lines from a work-in-progress or creating something…
While immersed in 15-Day NaNo Challenge (but not posting…it will all come at once, more on that later), I decided enough was enough. There was no way I could start a successful NaNoWriMo that way. It was a recipe for failure. And frustration. The giant mess of boxes, piles of papers on the floor and general…
Almost one week later, I’m getting in gear. I’ve learned it’s possible to work on more than one project in NaNo (though it would make me a REBEL). While considering this option, I’m still planning to move ahead with Plan A: Starting my next project. Because of my time constraint, I’ve got Days 1 &…
I did it. I signed up. That is, I opened an account. Gotta start somewhere, right? As a NaNoWriMo newbie, I’ve been reading posts and tweets and suggestions and dos & don’ts…and generally delaying any real prep work. I have a major problem, which I blame for my lack of focus…What do work on come November 1?…
Fellow blogger Kay Morris of Kay Morris Writes has challenged me to join the 7-7-7 Writer’s Challenge! The rules: Go to the 7th page of my WIP. Find the 7th sentence on that page, then paste the following 7 sentences into my blog post. Finally, select 7 other writers for the challenge! Below is an excerpt from my…
For the Day 12 assignment in Blogging 101, we were to revisit the prompt we used for our Day 11 post and get engaged with other bloggers in the comments section. The assignment was to read at least six and comment on at least two other bloggers posts based on the same prompt. The Literary Lion:…
Last week the winner’s were announced in the NYC Midnight 9th Annual Short Story Competition. My journey took me through the second round, but sadly my Rom-Com “Bumps In The Road” left me in the dust of my fellow heat-mates. For those unfamiliar with this particular competition, it is an escalating challenge, in that you begin…
“M-U-N-C-H-E-R…double letter M, double word, bonus for using all seven letters…seventy-seven points!” “No way, muncher is not a word,” grumbled Sam, his grey eyes narrowing as he glared at the Scrabble board. “Oh? Is that a challenge, sir?” Leaning forward and cocking my head slightly to the right, I leveled my eyes to his and…
VCE Chemistry teacher in Melbourne, Australia
a 100-word story every day
The website of Christopher Iacono
Fiction Writing
The Mom Who Runs: 