Extreme Writing Now is excited to announce the site’s the first of 2011. This contest will be a Poetry Slam and will be judged in the FaceBook Fans’ Choice format that we have used before. This is a member’s only event. Post your poetry, one entry per member, at the site using the Poetry...
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Last week’s memoir prompt asked for you to write about an outside event, non-family related, that impacted you. This week I want you to write about a family member. In her book, Writing Your Life, Lou Willet Stanek points out that families are a treasure trove of stories for a memoir. She says: “Remembering...
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As 2010 nears its’ end, I have to say, I am not that unhappy that it is almost over. It has been a rough few years and, like many others, I am more than ready to more onward and upward. During the holidays, it is not uncommon to look back on the year; it’s...
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My response will actually bend the rules a bit and cover five, distinct Christmases… Christmas Day, 2010 is the Christmas that should be, but is a year away.  This Christmas may be the toughest one I’ve faced since I was 11 years old, because I will not be where I need to be, which...
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This response to the memoir prompt of looks at a question I ask regretfully ask myself quite often… I have written volumes about what growing up was like for me; the cold war, alcoholism, racial tension, sexual abuse, and moving to a new town at a critical juncture in my life. At times, when...
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Extreme Writing Now has had the honor and pleasure of being prompted for entries since July of 2010, thanks to the wonderful work of Kim Manley Ort. Kim’s prompts have been nothing less than thought provoking and fun. Kim is stepping down as the weekly memoir prompt provider so that she can give full...
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Poetry is once again coursing my veins as I become more in tune with the raw, primal emotions that spark and jolt my every breath. I seem to be the type that knows no middle ground, just one extreme or another. This piece is dedicated to the one person who seems to know how...
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Destruction Ere from within Stabbing myself with steeled stupidity Terribly speaking words that bring about scars Ruinous havoc upon that which I should hold sacred Undermining entire  efforts to be totally human Creating darkness where light cowers Trashing my soul Slaughter
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What follows is word for word a letter sent to me from Extreme Writing Now’s newest member, longryder. I will not attempt to describe the feeling I was engulfed in when I read these words; I can’t touch the feeling with my own words. The words are unforgettable; furthermore they should never be forgotten...
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I was there the Easter Sunday when Moose McCloud walked into the Holy Redeemer Blessed Church of the Pentecost.  The congregation had just started the first hymn when the turbulent rumble of a motorcycle pulled into the parking lot.  The noise effectively drowned out the chorus – “My sins were washed away and my...
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Adding more fuel to the fiery debate of traditional publishing vs eBooks, Barnes and Noble announced on October 4, 2010 the launching of a uniquely individual publishing service called Pubit!, and this new publishing platform aimed at individual publishers and first time authors promises to bring smiles to the faces of anyone who wants...
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Halloween is here and we at Extreme Writing Now are going ghost hunting. Suit up and throw the switch on to the containment unit; we have ectoplasmic creatures to snare. That’s right; our next contest begins right about…NOW! Deadlines Jennifer is also a copywriter  for other writers, individuals, and businesses.  Her experience includes writing...
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Sunday, August 1st, EWNN had Tara Masih on the show as the guest. Tara is the author of two books, the latest being a compilation of her work titled Where The Dog Star Doesn’t Glow. Tara’s work displays amazing depth, especially considering the challenges of the word economy restrictions inherent to flash fiction. Tara...
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Sunday, August 1st, at EWNN we are welcoming a special guest, author Tara Masih. Tara is a flash fiction author who is highly regarded as on of the genré’s best producers, and her latest compilation, Where The Dog Star Never Glows, is a high testament to that. Tara’s website can be visited at Tara...
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This my submission for the Extreme Writing Now Group,  Memoir Writing,  prompt of … When I commented on Rachel’s memoir submission, , I said I thought I was eight when that particular incident occurred. I was wrong. The memory of my first real fear has come wafting back through the filter of the dirty...
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Guess what kids? It’s contest time again here at Extreme Writing Now. Well, actually it is contest time over at one of the satellites of EWN, the Facebook Fan Page, but it starts here. Guess I better get moving with the details before I start confusing myself. We will be using the Memoir Writing...
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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 weekly thirty minute show is...
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This Past Week at Extreme Writing Now Flash Fiction The Long Road Home (Part 5) The Eye Of The Dragon ~ 55 Spoken Words The Long Road Home (Part 4) Looking Back At Norman The Long Road Home (Part 3) The Long Road Home (Continued) Bird on a Wire Veil of Destruction The Long...
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Usually, they try to swat me, but this Psycho was trying to stare me down. Relatives reported that his mother was extremely tasty. Tied to that chair, she made easy pickings. A veritable feast. Norman had his mom’s eyes – but not for much longer. Another chair awaited, and those eyes would make a...
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Continuing in Memoir Writing with exercises which explore our senses, here are two more. The first is to give a memory of sound (trying not to use the word ”sound”). Here is Natalie Goldberg’s example, ”I remember hearing the lawn mower as I lay in bed when I was twelve, reading Gone With the...
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