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  • 5-Minute Writing Exercises
    Writing Exercise #45: Write an opening using, “Don’t tell me you’re still bitter about what I did to you six years ago.”

    Writing Exercise #45: Write an opening using, “Don’t tell me you’re still bitter about what I did to you six years ago.”

    Stephen looked at her with his famous I-don’t-care glare. “Oh, please, Angie,” he said, waving his sword in an exaggerated gesture. “Don’t tell me you’re still bitter about what I did to you six years ago.” At this, Angie’s skin felt flushed. She could feel heart from her anger inflaming…

    July 26, 2025
  • Questions for Authors
    Questions for Authors #20: Besides “On Writing” (which every writer seems to have read) what other writing books have you read and recommend?

    Questions for Authors #20: Besides “On Writing” (which every writer seems to have read) what other writing books have you read and recommend?

    July 26, 2025
  • 5-Minute Writing Exercises
    Writing Exercise #44: Write an opening using, “You’re crazy. You’re all crazy and none of this is real.”

    Writing Exercise #44: Write an opening using, “You’re crazy. You’re all crazy and none of this is real.”

    “You’re crazy. You’re all crazy and none of this is real,” Katherine yelled. We understood her frustration…we at least I did. I remember the first time I was told about my alters. It didn’t make me feel good or excited. I realized there would be about 6,000 versions of me…

    July 25, 2025
  • Questions for Authors
    Questions for Authors #19: If you have another job besides writing, what is it? How does it influence your work?

    Questions for Authors #19: If you have another job besides writing, what is it? How does it influence your work?

    July 25, 2025
  • 5-Minute Writing Exercises
    Writing Exercise #43: Write an opening using a sofa

    Writing Exercise #43: Write an opening using a sofa

    He threw a sofa at me. God, I do not get paid enough for this, I thought. I shot back at him with my laser gun. He grumbled and stumbled, but didn’t fall. I keep telling my commanders laser guns are useless on rabid cave trolls. Their skin is just…

    July 24, 2025
  • Questions for Authors
    Questions for Authors #18: How would you describe writing as a profession?

    Questions for Authors #18: How would you describe writing as a profession?

    July 24, 2025
  • 5-Minute Writing Exercises
    Writing Exercise #42: Write an opening using, “I’ve got it. I’m on a roll now. On a roll.”

    Writing Exercise #42: Write an opening using, “I’ve got it. I’m on a roll now. On a roll.”

    “I’ve got it. I’m on a roll now. On a roll,” I said to Martine as she watched me pull switch after swift and push button after button. I always told my sister that being an aviator with a minor in math was going to come in handy one day.…

    July 23, 2025
  • Questions for Authors
    Questions for Authors #17: What do you think about the idea of using generative AI to learn and write your own work?

    Questions for Authors #17: What do you think about the idea of using generative AI to learn and write your own work?

    July 23, 2025
  • 5-Minute Writing Exercises
    Writing Exercise #41: “So, what do you write about?”

    Writing Exercise #41: “So, what do you write about?”

    “So, what do you write about?” she asked him as she rummaged through his library. He looked at her; she didn’t notice. “What makes you think I write about anything?” “Oh, you know, the pen collection, the library, your silence; I don’t know. You just kind of seem like the…

    July 22, 2025
  • Questions for Authors
    Questions for Authors #16: What’s been your greatest success as an author so far?

    Questions for Authors #16: What’s been your greatest success as an author so far?

    July 22, 2025
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