Let’s go ice-magic-using lesbian contract killers in a secondary world reimagining of the tri-state area, let’s go.
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Original Work: A Problem for Tomorrow’s You
This is a horror story about how taking ADHD meds feels like putting on a glamour every morning and what happens if the glamour achieves its own sense of self.
It was originally written for an anthology that fell through and its publisher completely folded. After a slew of lovely rejections in other markets, I decided to give it a home by self-publishing it on my site. Enjoy!
Continue readingWriteWorld: Lord of the Seven Spires
Art By Matthew Sellers. Click the image to get to his DeviantArt.
Every place has legends and I saw this image and decided to craft one that illustrates one of the great tenants of Soldier battle theory: “The sword is only as good as its wielder.”
Writer’s Block
(Artist’s DeviantArt)
A picture says a thousand words. Write them.
Mission: Write a story, a description, a poem, a metaphor, a commentary, or a critique about this picture. Write something about this picture.
Be sure to tag writeworld in your block!
WriteWorld: The Country of Hell
Art by Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe. Click the image to get to his DeviantArt.
In case anyone is wondering, I have, officially, over 1000 likes on my Tumblr and I found a whole host of potential WriteWorlds there, so here’s one for size. It involves me building the country of Hell featured for a bit in my book.
Writer’s Block
(Artist’s DeviantArt)
A picture says a thousand words. Write them.
Mission: Write a story, a description, a poem, a metaphor, a commentary, or a critique about this picture. Write something about this picture.
Be sure to tag writeworld in your block!
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The Crimson Stethoscope: A Horror Story
I went to a meet-up this week where I almost presented this 265-word short story that I wrote in under an hour. That introduction wasn’t meant to be a brag, it’s terrible, but I liked it enough to read it out loud. It’s a little spooky so reader beware. If you want some campy Halloween, story-telling fun, this plot generator kept me entertained for a few moments. Enjoy! Continue reading
Writeworld: When a Robot Reads
Photo by Sophia Marilyn. Click the picture to go to her Tumblr.
Here another writeworld exercise post. Here’s the prompt from the Tumblr:
Writer’s Block
(Artist’s Tumblr)
A picture says a thousand words. Write them.
Mission: Write a story, a description, a poem, a metaphor, a commentary, or a critique about this picture. Write something about this picture.
Be sure to tag writeworld in your block!
Writeworld: This Girl Looks like Sarah
Art by Wenqing Yan. Click the picture to go to the artist’s DeviantArt.
There’s a great Tumblr called writeworld which posts images for writers to help their inspiration. Try to do them every once in a while, which I will share here. Here’s the prompt from the Tumblr:
Writer’s Block
(Artist’s Tumblr)
A picture says a thousand words. Write them.
Mission: Write a story, a description, a poem, a metaphor, a commentary, or a critique about this picture. Write something about this picture.
Be sure to tag writeworld in your block! Continue reading
Jo Writes Fantasy 