Messing about with empathy
I’m entering a fun writing contest. This one is short, imaginative, and not expensive to enter. It also has great prizes. I hope everyone will give it a try. To enter the Booksie 2020 Flash Fiction Writing Contest, write a 500-word story about the photo on the website. The deadline is May 8, 2020, so…
Well, everyone who is over sixteen and can write in English. The Lewis Country Writers Guild is sponsoring their first writing contest. All the details can be found here. The Grand Prize winner will win $100, a free ticket to the Southwest Washington Writers Conference, and the option of having their winning story printed in…
Said no one ever. Well, Grammar Girl probably said it some time, but the average person, even most writers, don’t like grammar. For most people, it brings back horrible memories of diagramming sentences in school (hopefully, they don’t teach that any more.) But grammar is important, and something that we should all learn because good…
First of all, I’m not into anti-hero stories. There are a few exceptions, but if I can’t root for the main character, then I probably won’t like the book or movie. An easy way to gain my sympathy is a story technique called “Save the Cat.” Have the main character, no matter how evil they…
I have picked my theme for 2020. Every year I pick a theme and then make a goal list based on that theme. In the past, I’ve worked on finishing projects, old projects, and new projects. This year I’m working on projects that I have been procrastinating on. That’s right. The theme for 2020 is…