For the NYC Midnight 2013 Flash Fiction Contest, all writers were placed into heats of 25 writers, and given a set of prompts and 48 hours to create a story from those prompts of no more than 1,000 words. Each writer participates in the first two rounds, after which the writers with the top five combined … [Read more…]
For the NYC Midnight 2013 Flash Fiction Contest, all writers were placed into heats of 25 writers, and given a set of prompts and 48 hours to create a story from those prompts of no more than 1,000 words. Each writer participates in the first two rounds, after which the writers with the top five combined … [Read more…]
Here is my Spring 2016 entry for 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In this quarterly contest, the writers are given their prompt at noon on Saturday and have until noon on Sunday to turn in their entry of no more than 950 words. The story must reflect some element of the prompt, and judges look for innovation … [Read more…]
Here is my Winter 2015 entry for 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In this quarterly contest, the writers are given their prompt at noon on Saturday and have until noon on Sunday to turn in their entry of no more than 950 words. The story must reflect some element of the prompt, and judges look for … [Read more…]
In September I entered the WritersWeekly Fall 2014 24-Hour Short Story Contest. I just received word that my entry, “Come and Sit a Spell,” received honorable mention. That means out of hundreds of entries, I placed in the top 25! At the start of the contest, all of the contestants received the same prompt and … [Read more…]
Week 6 of Project Publish had us writing a piece to show off the storytelling ability of our actor. Here’s my story: Sullivan’s Story A dozen pair of eyes followed me as I approached the bench and took my seat. “This isn’t a jury of my peers,” I thought, but it’s too late to … [Read more…]
The Week 4 Challenge on Project Publish was to write the opening scene of a thriller novel. Here’s what I wrote. Question of Identity To an outsider, the basement would be chaos personified – strange, confusing and frantic. A dozen computer screens created a familiar, yet eerie fog. The steady hum of the fans … [Read more…]
