Challenge yourself to write every day for 15 days. Due to popular demand, we are once again offering our 15-Day Writing Challenge beginning on January 1st. I designed this challenge after finding myself so immersed in reading other people’s stories (which I love to do!) that I avoided my own creative writing. I didn’t feel inspired, so I wasn’t […]
7 Contests & Calls for Submission: Word by Word short fiction contest: “Word by Word short fiction contest judged by Hilary McMahon of Westwood Creative Artists Maximum 1500 words Deadline; March 31 1st Prize: $500. plus publication on simcoewriters.ca website and commentary by Ms. MacMahon 2nd prize: $250. and publication on website 3rd prize: $100 […]
Short Story Builder 4-Week Workshop Do you have a short story that you want to finish, but you can’t find the time? Perhaps you don’t know how to end it, or you’re not sure how to begin. This 4-week workshop will provide the structure, guidance, and time you need to finally finish that piece. In […]
What is it about writing that engenders so much resistance? Why does doing the dishes hold more allure than sitting down to write? Yesterday, I was interviewing a fabulous new teacher who is going to be doing a series of non-fiction workshops for us. But more on the workshops in a future blog post. As […]
The folks over at welikela.com have compiled a very handy list of free museum days through the end of 2015. Museums can be a fantastic source of inspiration for writers, even if you’re not stuck and things are flowing well. Fantastic list to use to plan a few artists dates in December and get away […]
In case you were at a loss as to what to read next (as if), the New York Times has complied a handy list of notable books of 2015 that include, “…fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.” Enjoy!
We’re restarting our creative writing workshops in the Los Angeles South Bay (Manhattan Beach) on Wednesday Evenings beginning December 2nd. Join us for two hours every Wednesday evening for this generative workshop where you’ll create new work you never would have otherwise. For more details, dates, and to […]
Here are nine places to submit your stories right now. Get a head start on your 2016 submissions! Postcard Poems and Prose Magazine Postcard Poems and Prose Magazine seeks short fiction (<225 words) and poetry (20 lines or less). We publish 160 features annually and offer full length, expanded bios which feature photos and links […]
Fantastic Post over on Flavorwire called 25 Books Guaranteed to Make You a Better Writer that is a wonderful resource for writers. I was especially impressed they included Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer and Ron Carlson Writes a Story. I’m sure every writer has their favorite books on the craft, the ones that inspired and educated them, […]
For many writers, writing tends to fall in the same category as exercise. It’s something we know we should be doing but it tends to take a back seat to things we don’t really care about, like cleaning or *cough* earning money. Just like exercise, if you want to see results, you have to do […]