Monthly Archives: October 2016

Breaking My Creative Block

Posted on October 28, 2016 by DrEMiller

Nothing was motivating me for several weeks. Nothing original was coming, and the idea of meditative Zentangling just made me more anxious. Couldn’t write, either. All I did was reblog a few posts I thought followers would be interested in … Continue reading →

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Last Call For Flash Fiction Entries!

Posted on October 27, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
This is a final reminder for my flash fiction competition. You have until Monday to get your entries in so there’s still time to create a masterpiece over the weekend. Here are the details for…

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Markets For Writers

Posted on October 26, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
My market this week is targeted at the poets among you. The Cinnamon Press Debut Poetry Collection Competition is open for poets who haven’t ever had a full collection published. Prizes: 1st: £300 plus a…

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Flash Fiction Competition

Posted on October 25, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Here’s my latest short story competition for you. Why not have a go? It’s free! Prizes: 1st: £20 plus a copy of my book of short stories, The Siege Two runners-up: A copy of my…

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Flash Fiction Competition

Posted on October 25, 2016 by DrEMiller

A reminder about the Flash Fiction Competition from Esther Newton, deadline of October 31, 2016–only a week away! Thank you, Esther!

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Monday Motivations

Posted on October 24, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
This week’s Monday challenge is to write a story/poem of any length, with the following words in it somewhere: Dreams, stuck and van Last week’s writing prompt was to write a poem or story with…

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Use Declarative Sentences

Posted on October 23, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Libby Sommer, Author:
Pinterest image This declarative sentence was spoken by Don Corleone (played by Marlon Brando) in the movie The Godfather (1972). ? It is not uncommon for women and other minority groups to add qualifiers…

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Flash Fiction Competition

Posted on October 20, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
An enormous thank you to everyone who’s already entered my flash fiction competition. I’ve received entries from all around the world, including India, Canada, the US and Europe. All of them offer very different takes…

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Markets For Writers

Posted on October 19, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
This week’s market is for those of you who enjoy writing short stories in the speculative fiction genre, i.e. fantasy, science fiction, horror or anything in between. The Aeon Award short fiction contest has been running since 2004. And the prizes…

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Serial Novels and Closure

Posted on October 18, 2016 by DrEMiller

For the past two years, I have been reading a number of serialized works of fiction. Many of the series are very well written. Of these, some are brilliantly written in terms of description and excitement but make me wonder … Continue reading →

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