Posts Tagged ‘writer’s digest’

I’m addicted to the Writer’s Digest writing prompts. Every week (theoretically. Lots of times they’re late- not top priority over there) they post a new topic idea and you’re supposed to come up with a short story of no more than 500 words to explain, etc.

It’s actually harder than it sounds. It’s nice to have a framework. And I’ll be honest, it’s a bit of an ego stroke, because some of the posts are flat out awful. Charlie doesn’t see the point, and really, he’s right. I’m sure no one of importance reads them, and half the time I just ship ‘em over to him to look at anyway, and not even post them.

But I’m looking at it more as a limbering-up exercise. Yeah, I should be doing real writing here, and not playing in the sandbox, but if it gets words across the screen, does it matter so much where they originated?

Anyway, here’s a sample: Read the rest of this entry »