Year: 2020
Year: 2020
NaNoWriMo: What I’ve Learned After One Week
NaNoWriMo is actually pretty great and quite different from my expectations going in. If you read my previous post about why I’m participating, then you know this is my first attempt at it. Expectations: “This is going to take up all my free time to meet the word count every day. I’m going to be
Read MoreNaNoWriMo: Why I’m Participating in 2020
NaNoWriMo is every aspiring author’s favorite time of year. Myself? I’ve always thought about participating, but have never pulled the trigger. Between work and life, the wall of 1667 words per day always felt impassable. This is the year! What’s so special about 2020? Let’s face it: NOTHING! I don’t have less work. My life
Read MoreThe Super Duper Fun Maze of Discovery
This story was written as an entry in the 2020 NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Contest, Round 2. I had one weekend to write a <1,000 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Rom Com // Location = A Labyrinth // Item = Water Balloon * * * “Goddamn litterers,” Tom muttered. He picked up a magazine that was drooped over the edge
Read MoreA Promise in Carbonite
So, I accidentally joined a Star Wars Fanfiction Contest. Fanfiction isn’t typically my thing, but…. Star Wars. Plus. Writing Contest. I couldn’t resist. This will be my second ever attempt at writing fanfiction (the first was a continuation of Stargate Universe after it was cancelled *sadface*). The prompt for this round of the contest was:
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My Attempt at Procreate: A Writer’s Perspective
I recently got myself an iPad and Apple Pencil because sometimes I just feel an urge to doodle and draw even though I haven’t really touched any art supplies since high school. I also had this wild dream that maybe someday I could do art for my stories or make a fun comic, so I
Read MoreAs Always
This story was written as an entry in the 2020 NYCMidnight Short Story Contest. I had one week to write a <2,500 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Drama // Subject = Contagious // Character = Taxi Cab Driver * * * Tad turns the steering wheel with calculated precision as his taxi
Read MoreBattle of the Bulges
This story was written as an entry in the 2013 NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Contest. I had weekend to write a <1,000 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Comedy // Location = Opera House // Item = Tennis Ball * * * “Damn contraption…” Harold mumbled to himself. He pushed the metal walker up
Read MoreTo See The Light
This story was written as an entry in the 2012 NYCMidnight Short Story Contest. I had week to write a <2,500 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Fantasy // Subject = An Attack // Character = A Singer * * * It was night. It was always night. A swarm of black approached
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