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Building A Short Story ~ The End Is Near
Eight weeks ago tomorrow, we started the series . The series is an exercise in creating greater works of fiction from smaller, micro-fiction. In our case, we started with a 55 word fiction piece called The Heart of the Hound. For those who are just jumping in: we have been [Read More]
Chickens, Mules, and Two Old Fools ~ Book Review
I am sure that most of you would be surprised if you caught me reading a book called Chickens, Mules, and Two Old Fools. Even the book’s author, Victoria Twead thought the writing might be south of my taste. I don’t blame you for thinking as such; all one has to [Read More]
Extreme Writing Now | June 26 to July 3 2010
The Week in Review at Extreme Writing Now: Announcements Extreme Writing Now Is Open To Writers Authors Corner Hangover Trail of Fears Jumper Wife Comes Home From Visiting Her Mother Puppy Love I can’t drive 55…can I? | My first attempt at 55 words Shushing [Read More]
Maybe Douglas Adams Was Right
As Ben broke off a piece of cheese and handed it to his friend, he asked, “Do you believe in reincarnation?” Chewing, “Anything’s possible.” “Ya think we get to keep our smarts?” “Like I said, anything is possible. What if we can?” “Because I want to be [Read More]
Building A Short Story ~ The Deep End
Series Building A Short Story» We announced yesterday that this was the 6th installment in our series, Building A Short Story. Well, we were wrong, because this is actually week 7. We have come a long way since we started with our piece as a to build our short story [Read More]
Building A Short Story ~ Swimming at Six
Tomorrow will bring our 6th installment in our series, , and we are swimming in the depths of the short story pool. For those of you who haven’t been following along, we started out 6 weeks ago splashing around with a piece as the cornerstone on which we are building [Read More]
William Golding Biography ~ I Won’t Miss Out
This Past Monday, Extreme Writing Now gave away held a and the winner is getting a copy of the William Golding biography, William Golding: The Author of Lord of the Flies, a book that was penned by the esteemed critic, John Carey. I am reluctantly sending the only copy of [Read More]
Call to Action ~ The Freelancer’s Work
One sure way to get repeat work from a client is to him/her feel good. With most clients who are hiring freelance writers to provide web content, making them feel good means making them some cash. That IS the reason they hired us in the first place, is it not? Let’s [Read More]
The Winner Is…
We held the grand re-opening of Extreme Writing Now yesterday, June 28, 2010, and although the site is still somewhat under construction, everyone had a blast. I thank each and every member. Without you guys, there would be only the empty and lonely halls of EWN. Halls that [Read More]
Be Careful of the New Mexico Mushrooms
I bet folks at home are sorry they called me names. Said I was stupid. Well they’ll be looking for me now. From the abandoned shack, he saw a mushroom. “Out here in the desert? Bet it’s poisonous.” He never knew how poisonous, because the blast winds knocked him and [Read More]
Extreme Writing Now Is Open To Writers
Everyone needs a storm shelter from time to time. Maybe if for nothing else, just a pickle barrel to sit around with a few peers and toss out some old tales or gather fragments of sage advice. That place now exists for writers. Extreme Writing Now is open to all writers. [Read More]
Learn To Write ~ The Teacher
Series Learn To Write» This week’s entry in the Sunday series, , maybe the most important entry in the entire series. At least I think so. Personally, I believe that any subject that involves creativity is a very had subject to teach and learn. Sure, we can [Read More]
Extreme Writing Now | June 20 to 26 2010
A look at last week at Extreme Writing Now: Announcements Grand Re-Opening of Extreme Writing Now Authors Corner The Garden Ol’ Betsy Writer’s Block News This Guy Got Paid and He Sucks Building A Short Story ~ We Have Lift Off! Writing Building A Short Story ~ [Read More]
This Guy Got Paid and He Sucks
Seriously, do you really believe you are not a writer? Come on, you know you have the will to write, and most likely have enough life experiences to write something tearful or funny. Some of have even thought it would be cool to sit around in our jammies all day and write [Read More]
Grand Re-Opening of Extreme Writing Now
Do you write more than the checks to pay the bills? Well, have we got good news for you! Monday, June 28, 2010, Extreme Writing Now will officially become a free social network for writers, offering writers of all types a place to hang their hats and chill out with their [Read More]
Building A Short Story ~ Stepping Into a New Realm
Series Building A Short Story» Well, here we are at week 6 in our series, , and we are saying good-bye to flash fiction; never to bring this story back to its micro-fiction roots of the tale it started out as. A quick recap: we, and myself, wanted to get the creative [Read More]
Building A Short Story ~ We Have Lift Off!
Tomorrow, June 25th, 2010, our series, , leaves the world of flash fiction and takes its first step into the fronteer of short stories. What started out as a morsel will be officially a short story by this time tomorrow as we step from and blast to 1760. Just in case you [Read More]
Learn to Write ~ Read to Learn
Every author who has ever written a how to book on writing has hammered home the point that the best way to learn to write is to read what other authors are writing, and that is where we're headed today in the series, Learn To Write. [Read More]
Building A Short Story ~ The 880 is on schedule
Our series, Building A Short Story, pulls into the last station on the Flash Fiction Line. That's right, our 55 word fiction piece is about to experience the fourth word count doubling since we established it as the cornerstone for a short story. [Read More]
Building a Short Story ~ Week 5
Wow, seems just like yesterday we started the Building A Short Story series with our 55 word piece, the Heart of the Hound, but it has been five weeks. The series makes its last stop in flash fiction city tomorrow, June 18th, as we take a big step from 440 to 880 words. [Read More]
