Courtesy of McSweeny’s, here are thirteen writing prompts for all you writers out there: THIRTEEN WRITING PROMPTS. BY DAN WIENCEK 1. Write a scene showing a man and a woman arguing over the man’s friendship with a former girlfriend. Do not mention the girlfriend, the man, the woman, or the argument.2. Write a short scene set at a…
Can you believe we’re already eight days into November? Crazy. I’ve been participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo challenge to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November, and am well aware of today’s total word count goal of 13,333. If I had been writing an average of 1,667 words per day, starting on…
WRITING SYMPOSIUM Taking its name from the Douglas Adam’s books, Life, the Universe and Everything is an annual symposium on sci-fi and fantasy, geared toward writers, artists, filmmakers and fans. I’ve been attending the symposium for several years now and this will be my third year participating as a panelist. LTUE is a great opportunity…
Do you have a great idea for a novel? Do you love writing? Have you started writing your own story? If you answered yes to any (extra points for all) of the above, then you need to check out NaNoWriMo–short for National Novel Writing Month. “National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel…