TweetVisit the Creepfest Blog Hop page for a complete listing of participating blogs and have fun! Don’t forget to check at the bottom of this post for some crazy prizes you can win I thought I’d start off the Creepfest Blog Hop with something special just for you. This story was written especially for Joshua …
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Tweet Image by elkit via Flickr To be a freelance writer, you have to possess the skills of a juggler, the flexibility of a contortionist, and have the thick skin of a rhinoceros. Oh, it’s a circus, make no mistake. The definition of a writer, according to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: Writer: (noun) One that …
Tweet I am enamored by the flash fiction form. (I think you might know this about me.) It is also known as micro-fiction, postcard fiction, short-shorts, sudden fiction…the list goes on and on. It’s popular in China. Actually, it’s gaining popularity everywhere. As far as I can tell, flash has been around for years and …
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Tweet Haunting the markets used to be a habit of mine. Time and circumstance has limited me somewhat recently, but I’m happy to report the majority of my bookmarks are still working. Small markets come and go at a fast pace and some excellent online publications, sadly, faded out of the marketplace. It’s a loss …
TweetImage by *L*u*z*a* via Flickr As promised (and just under the wire, heh) here are my suggestions for the flash from our Friday exercise: Clapboard House specializes in Southern-flavored flash fiction. (Say that three times fast, heh!) The Foliate Oak is another online literary journal that might fit our drawl, or give you inspiration to …
TweetImage by appaIoosa via Flickr You have created a literary masterpiece, a gem of a short story. You just know you’re destined to be the next Great Thing in short fiction, and the money will be rolling in. Just a short word of caution: I’ve heard earning a living from writing short fiction can be …
