I'm a bit behind on the Christian Indie Writers' prompts, so this post is a twofer. First up is the prompt from 20 March 2020 which was to use 5 words: monstrous, forestry, cart, enter, attitude. I just made it in the 15 minutes. The monstrous cart rolled into the town center. The villagers milled … Continue reading A Twofer for CIWP
Last weekend was fairly hectic for me, so I'm only now catching up on the last Christian Indie Writers' Podcast prompt. Just in time to do tomorrow's, tomorrow! I wasn't feeling anything from the prompt (The night was...) for my ongoing Snow White story, so I broke with tradition and wrote a poem instead. But … Continue reading The Night Was
"You guys, there's this really strange note in the box," Snow said. She read it out for the benefit of her viewers. "Anyone know what it means? 'cause, seriously, this is the weirdest PR I've ever gotten." The chat fired back a barrage of answers, mostly IDKs and a few wild guesses. Then a comment … Continue reading It Was the Worst Time to Get Sick…
My attempt at the Christian Indie Writers Podcast 15 minute prompt for 28/02/2020
Recently I've been taking part in the livestream recordings of the Christian Indie Writers Podcast. The commute home on Friday evenings has become one of the best parts of my week. And one of the best parts of the podcast is the 15 minute prompt. Before they go live, the ladies pick a prompt and … Continue reading Snow White in a Different Genre
FURIOUS FICTION APRIL 2019 – THIS MONTH’S CRITERIA To celebrate the launch of that new dialogue course, we thought this month we’d have fun with some. What we’ve done is pluck actual lines of dialogue from three famous books, and you need to use ALL OF THEM in YOUR story: "It is a beautiful … Continue reading AWC Furious Fiction – April 2019
Beverley Cole, of No 8 Jordan Court, leaned into the door of the laundromat and forced it open with her shoulder. It wasn’t even 9 o’clock and already the day was blistering hot. Sweat pooled across her forehead, under her headscarf, at the back of her neck. Her arms ached from the weight of her … Continue reading AWC Furious Fiction – March 2019
Here's my entry for February's AWC Furious Fiction. Your story’s first sentence must contain exactly THREE WORDS. Your story must include A FIRST of some kind. (Open to interpretation.) Your story must include A CANDLE. Get Well Soon. The card lies abandoned and hopeless on the bedside table. Without opening it, I can picture every … Continue reading AWC Furious Fiction – Feb 2019
I had to dig into my email archives to find what the criteria were for this one it was so long ago (relatively speaking, of course). I'm not particularly happy with this story - it's basically a vomit pass, not even a first draft of a story, because you only get 55 hours to enter … Continue reading AWC Furious Fiction – January 2019
The bus is full. There’s a strike on at the depot, and this is the only bus running today. Our usual driver has been replaced by an unpleasant man who has snarled at every passenger as they boarded and glared at them as they left. There’s a man next to me. He is young and … Continue reading FICTION: Remaindered
