Use the photo below as a writing prompt for today’s exercise. Feel free to post your work in the comments section. Have fun and Happy Writing!
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The first draft of anything is shit. — The Naughty Author
This is something I have to constantly tell myself when writing. Why? Because I am a painfully slow, pedantic, crazed perfectionist who can sit and obsess over a single word for hours. I cannot write a paragraph without reading over it at least three times, only then can I move on and write the next […]
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Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators.. — A NOT SO JADED LIFE
Like most writers, I am an inveterate procrastinator. In the course of writing this one article, I have checked my e-mail approximately 3,000 times, made and discarded multiple grocery lists, conducted a lengthy Twitter battle over whether the gold standard is actually the worst economic policy ever proposed, written Facebook messages to old schoolmates I […]
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Rewrite, Recycle or Re-use…
Today we will be reusing, rewriting or recycling this classic fairy tale. Think of the possibilities! What if Little Red was the one who tried to lure the wolf and eat it? What if she was actually her Grandmother’s killer? Let your imagination run wild on this one and don’t be afraid to explore the darkness! Have fun and as always, Happy Writing! 
How Important is Your Word count? — blindoggbooks
The Word Count Conundrum When this past weekend started the word count on my work in progress (WIP), tentatively called Blood in the Water, stood at 29,822. Given the way this story has been progressing I was looking forward to a very productive weekend. Saturday was a day of limited work. I had to meet […]
Report from the Field: Struggling with Creative Nepotism — Discover
At Vida, writer Dallas Athent confronts one of the thorniest issues plaguing the literary scene: the unspoken nepotism-fueled culture of connections and reciprocal favors that determines who gets published where.
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Picture Prompt…Wolf Pack
Write a short story based on the image above. Be sure to answer the following questions:
- Where are the wolves?
- How did they get there?
- What are they looking at?
- Describe the setting
- Describe each wolf and their unique personality
- Write from their point of view
