Writing

100 Word Story: Little Thieves Are Hanged

What follows here is entirely my own work and has not been published anywhere else in…
How Many Drafts Should I Write?

Ernest Hemingway (one of the greatest writers of the modern age) pointed out, ‘the first draft…
Ink and Pixel: Writers’ Edition

Last year, I wrote a post about the pros and cons of e-book readers compared to…
5 Useful Posts on Fiction Writing

Sometimes, I just can’t say it better than my fellow bloggers. I’ve decided, therefore, that it…
5 Types of Story Ending

Don’t you just hate endings? For me, they’re one of the hardest bits of the story…
Writing Six Word Stories

If you’ve been following Penstricken for any length of time, you’ll know that I appreciate the…
Being a ‘Real’ Writer

There seems to be a notion in a lot of folks’ minds that while lots of…
100 Word Story: The Monster

I recently entered a couple of stories into the National Association of Writers’ Groups 100 Word…
The 5 Circles of Inspiration Hell

Wise and learned authors know that before you can sign that publication deal and pick up…
6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th (vol. II)

Those of you who have been following this site for a while (God bless you, patient…