Posts Tagged ‘ my fiction ’
My entry for the Whispers Short Fiction Contest has been posted. The contest called for a 250 word maximum entry inspired by this photo. Here’s mine: Closure I cradle the urn in my arms, like one would a blanket-wrapped newborn, the icy metal burning against my bare hands. A yellow field of grass surrounds me, shuddering in [ READ MORE ]
The street was empty, void of cars and people and life. The thin mist in the air parted ever so gently as I walked through, closing in again behind me as if blocking my return. That’s when I saw her. A woman, strangely bright amidst the surrounding darkness, almost blinding, staring into me with eyes that [ READ MORE ]
Bernita at An Innocent A-Blog is hosting a writing contest, Weirdly Contest, so I decided to enter. The goal is to write a scene, of a maximum 250 words, based on this picture. My entry turned out mildly strange, but the contest is entitled Weirdly, so that works. Sacrifice A man stood before an abandoned orchard. Black, twisted [ READ MORE ]
I wrote a little more of my NaNoWriMo manuscript tonight. After I fell behind on it in November, I basically just ignored it for the month. Whenever I opened it, I felt like I was trying to catch up to the competition, and it put me off. I’m sensitive that way, I guess. Anyway, I thought [ READ MORE ]
I wrote this last year. It was supposed to be the first scene of a novel, but I couldn’t decide if I wanted to continue on with it. The idea of writing an entire novel is so daunting. It’s a fairly long-term commitment, and it’s hard to settle on a plot I’ll want to spend [ READ MORE ]
The fiction contest being held at The Clarity of Night, mentioned earlier, has now finished. I had no idea the contest would grow to be so large. Over eighty people submitted entries, and I was really surprised by the quality of their work. Everyone was commenting on each other’s pieces, and it turned into a cool [ READ MORE ]
This is my entry for The Clarity of Night’s Halo Short Fiction Contest. I might enter more of these contests in the future. They’re nice writing prompts, and it’s great to get a bit of immediate feedback. It was difficult to stay under 250 words, and this is the first piece of fiction I’ve written [ READ MORE ]