A friend and I were talking recently about generating ideas for our writing. The friend asked what method I use to come up with ideas, and asked if the characters I wrote about were actually me in disguise.
So, to answer the last question first: No, my characters are not about me, or based on me. They are not autobiographical.
Continue reading “Generating ideas: the ‘What if…?’”Grateful to the good folks at Roi Fainéant Press for publishing my flash fiction story, “Narcissus on the Deck,” in their fine literary magazine.
This entire issue, as usual, is chock full of outstanding writing. Please give it a perusal. Pick a story at random. You won’t be disappointed.
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Happy August. (Eek!) So many writers produced great ideas about creativity and the craft in July — the stuff just grew like the cornfields and grapevines here in the bee-you-tiful Missouri Ozarks. Here are five reads that inspired me during that summerest of months.
Continue reading “Friday Five: thoughts on creativity and the craft”Some recent reads worth sharing:
Continue reading “Friday Five: on great books, flash fiction, writing advice, late bloomers, and Alice Munro”Today (Saturday, June 15, 2024) is National Flash Fiction Day (NFFD) in Great Britain. But why relegate the celebration of great short short stories to that blessed plot alone? The web is worldwide, after all, and thanks to the internet, we can all take part.
So let’s take this party global. Happy (Inter)National Flash Fiction Day, everyone!
Continue reading “Flood your feed with fabulous flash on National Flash Fiction Day”
