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PENSTRICKEN: COLLECTED STORIES – OUT NOW!

There are short stories, there are very short stories and then there is flash fiction: the…
What’s Your Story About?

One of the biggest dangers we non-planning writers face is that you can easily end up…
Stories Are Read (Clichés Are Too)

Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought today was as good a day as any to write…
The Nightmare After Christmas

I really hate dream sequences. I can count on one thumb the amount of dream sequences…
The Essential Voice of Red

Narrative voice is always important in fiction but especially in Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption…. It…
Learning From Rejection

The reason I have decided to post just one more of my own stories this year…
5 Simple Brain Unblockers

I won’t lie to you; this post is pretty much the result of an afternoon spent…
Auditioning Characters

Characters really matter. No matter what kind of fiction you’re writing, characters really, really matter… so…
Throwback Thursday: The Perfect Antagonist

The antagonist – what we might loosely call ‘the bad guy’ – can make or break…
Spotlight: Weeks by Jasyn T. Turley

Phil, Tim, and Dakota are three survivors taking refuge in Atlanta, Georgia. The year is 2027,…