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Memoir – The first time you were afraid.
Getting to the emotional truths underlying a story. Do you remember the first time you were afraid or any time you were afraid? Set up the story. Where were you and why? Describe the setting. What happened next and what were you thinking and feeling? What happened after? In [Read More]
Extreme Writing Now Network ~ Episode 1, Memoirs
Sunday, July 25th 2010, Extreme Writing Now went live with the inaugural episode of the Extreme Writing Now Network radio show on Blog Talk Radio. The show opened up a weekly broadcast that can be heard every Sunday at 6:30 EST (-5 GMT) at Extreme Writing Now Network. The [Read More]
Crack The Freelance Window and Be Seen
Almost every listing on every Freelance Writing job board asks for the resumé and portfolio of all those inquiring about the position. In fact, almost to the tee, we are asked for as link to those items. If you have your own web site that is dedicated to your freelancing [Read More]
Ghostwriter’s Hell ~ 55 Word Fiction
A 55 word flash fiction piece about two very different partners playing the puppets in a grand scheme… The priest read the document, hit his cigarette, and looked up, “Why on earth are you chained to me?” “I was too good for retirement; so you are [Read More]
A Girl’s Gotta Make A Living ~ Flash Fiction
A little flash fiction about the current economy? Or is this about a successful ‘career woman’? As a shaker started to rattle nearby, Tony what’s his name leaned in a little closer. Just over the martini being tossed around with the ice, “I think most men [Read More]
The Eye Of The Dragon ~ 55 Spoken Words
The Eye of the Dragon is a piece about planning, and having no contingencies for when a plan goes awry. The Eye of the Dragon Written and Spoken by Alex Crabtree For this story and more 55 word flash fiction, visit 55 Words Tags: 55 word [Read More]
The Undefinable Sound
Most sounds happily fit into neat little indexes in your brain. Crunching leaves under your feet? File under: Autumn. That perfect snap when your sink your teeth into that sour green skin? File under: The Best Kosher Pickle Evaaah. That sickening thud that sounds like [Read More]
The Bleached Crimson Nightgown ~ Remembering Red
This is my second submission for this week’s Memoirs Group prompt, . Although I announced that my entry would be a tough one for me to write and post, I decided to keep it personal and submit a second entry that may not be much prettier as depressing images go. I will [Read More]
The Long Road Home (Continued)
Series The long Road Home» Jake took off his jacket and folded it into a pillow, as he had done so many times before. Laying down, he was thankful for the somewhat cooler temperature of the concrete tunnel. It wasn’t long before exhaustion overtook him and he [Read More]
Plumbers and Freelancers Have More in Common Than Crack
As a , are you saving words on the back end of a job by spending a few on the front end, or do you not care that every re-write you do as a freelancer cuts your pay in half? That’s right, every extra word digs into your pocket by taking time away from potential [Read More]
The Long Road Home
Series The Long Road Home» As the clouds drifted over the face of the moon, he walked. Even in darkness, the heat rose from the desert sand. His thoughts were clouded from fatigue, and his body was weak from hours of walking in the scorching heat. He found shelter in [Read More]
Exercise 2 – Remembering Red
This week in the memoir writing group we will be focusing on our senses. I will add one prompt today, another mid-week, and a final one on Friday. These exercises are from page 6 (Test 1) from Natalie Goldberg’s book, “Old Friend From Far Away.” She [Read More]
The Victoria Twead Interview ~ Live From Spain
Victoria Twead, author of the book Chickens, Mules, and Two Old Fools, stopped in at EWN today for chat. What great fun we had, as we talked about the book (just a bit), the World Cup, El Hoyo, and Joe. The chat really was more like a chat than a proper interview. Carrie [Read More]
Sudden Cure For An Irritation
“….or maybe it’s the alternator.” The ‘butinski’ continued to ramble, spewing his expertise all over Rocko and Vinnie as they tried to fix their sedan. After an hour of listening to the grating know-it-all, Rocko went to the trunk and returned with an aluminum [Read More]
Less Flowery Moments
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Barely rousing from slumbered sleep it was my nose first detecting something wrong – had dreams trying to sail away! Sleep rules…nodded back off…‘twas not long that the nose judged yet again…overruled hopes for more slumber. Bleary eyed, tossing back covers for [Read More]
Building A Short Story ~ The End
Series Building A Short Story» All good things must come to an end, and so it is for our series, Eight weeks ago, we started with a piece fully intending to create a much larger work of fiction from the micro-fiction cornerstone. Our goal was to reach the [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]
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]
Trail of Fears
She called when she went home that first Christmas. His almost ex-girlfriend kicked the door in. He had a new door by the following Christmas, and regrets that went back years. He’d gotten scared, he explained. “Why?” she asked. “I meant everything I [Read More]
