For this month, I wanted to read stories specifically by disabled writers. I found the stories below by searching for literary journals that accepted only stories from such authors. As with the previous three months, I have no idea what these stories are about – the goal is simply to experience new writing. Feel freeContinue reading “A Story a Day: Month Four”
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Big Day
I generally only post on Fridays, but today was a good day – and in a time where those can feel rare, I thought I’d break my schedule for these moments. The first big moment came this morning when I sat down to read my story – today marks day 90 of my #365Stories #AStoryADayContinue reading “Big Day”
2022 Poetry Challenge
I’ve offered to collect prompts for my writing group’s poetry challenge for the month of April, which in the U.S. is National Poetry Month (among a lot of other things). Thanks to the internet for allowing me to scour and collect the following list: Write a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact.Continue reading “2022 Poetry Challenge”
Cave Point
Even before the pandemic, Cave Point was my happy place. It’s got everything – hiking, water, excellent splash opportunities. During the pandemic, it’s become a safe haven for my mental health, whether I stop by on my own or adventure with my dear friend, Jen. It really doesn’t matter what time of year one headsContinue reading “Cave Point”
What do you wish someone had told you when you first began to write?
Recently, I was asked “What do you wish someone had told you when you first began to write?” And honestly, it stumped me in the same way “What is your favorite book?” or “Who is your favorite author?” stumps me – in that I have far too many answers that I can’t possibly narrow itContinue reading “What do you wish someone had told you when you first began to write?”
What’s in a Name? (Author Edition)
I still remember the first time I saw my name in print. The experience was exhilarating. In a “right place, right time” scenario, I had learned that the county paper was looking for someone to write the weekly column of my town’s news (the previous person having just retired). I was a freshman in highContinue reading “What’s in a Name? (Author Edition)”
A Story a Day: Month Three
For this month, I chose (kind of) at random stories from Granta, the literary quarterly from Cambridge University, something I’d stumbled upon in my search for stories. I say ‘kind of’ because I scrolled through their list and chose any story that I came across – but skipped over the excerpts because I wanted stand-aloneContinue reading “A Story a Day: Month Three”
Tracking: Multiple Projects
Probably the most difficult thing I’ve found to track/wrap my head around is tracking multiple projects. This is new to me. In grad school, when I was writing multiple short stories all at once while working on my thesis, there still wasn’t all that much to track (mostly because there was one destination for theseContinue reading “Tracking: Multiple Projects”
Tracking: Timeline
I’m a planner person. Leading up to the new year, I sit down and draw out weekly schedule templates in my bullet journal. Because of the nature of my job, my life gets planned four months (a semester) at a time. I am the queen of to do lists. And I get teased mercilessly forContinue reading “Tracking: Timeline”
Tracking: Plot
I remember early on in my learning about writing stories being taught Freytag’s pyramid: introduction/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement. At the time, the simple structure made sense and worked just fine with the types of short stories I was writing at the time. As my instruction went on, as my stories became moreContinue reading “Tracking: Plot”
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