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Post by alyssa on May 20, 2016 18:02:29 GMT -5
I'm finding the concept of a twist beginning hard to imagine. Examples? Like...a person is lying on the street bleeding out and people are trying to save him but in fact he was actually the mugger/killer?
That's the only example I could think of. XD
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Post by elizabethtwist on May 24, 2016 22:11:37 GMT -5
That actually sounds good, Alyssa! idk to me the ultimate twist ending is the one in Sixth Sense, it's the reveal that changes your perception of everything that's come before, but...there's no time to set something like that up here? so idk yeah, your idea sounds great. I'm coming up all clichés for my ideas on this.
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Post by fwg on Dec 17, 2016 9:26:34 GMT -5
Hey is this the right place to bring up a free short-story contest? The theme, loosely, is "space." I'm thinking about it. Charlie found it: onthepremises.com/current-contest/
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Post by elizabethtwist on Dec 20, 2016 23:19:13 GMT -5
Nice! OTP is a great venue! Shall we?
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Post by elizabethtwist on Dec 31, 2016 19:13:45 GMT -5
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Post by fwg on Jan 18, 2017 19:16:05 GMT -5
I am now giving this serious consideration.
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Post by chrisk on Mar 2, 2017 21:15:07 GMT -5
Submitted!
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Post by elizabethtwist on Mar 4, 2017 20:19:07 GMT -5
Me too!
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Post by chrisk on Mar 5, 2017 12:23:26 GMT -5
Woot, I made the shortlist of ten!
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Post by chrisk on Mar 17, 2017 16:45:51 GMT -5
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ceruleanblue
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Nothing that happens to a writer--however happy, however tragic--is ever wasted. (PD James)
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Post by ceruleanblue on Mar 17, 2017 16:55:46 GMT -5
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Post by elizabethtwist on Mar 18, 2017 0:26:21 GMT -5
Hey congrats Chris!
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Post by elizabethtwist on Mar 18, 2017 0:27:47 GMT -5
On to the next challenge? Maybe? I am planning to write and sub something for this: madscientistjournal.org/submissions/Deadline coming up fast--31 March! It's the Utter Fabrication anthology you were looking at a week or two ago, Chris!
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Post by elizabethtwist on Dec 1, 2017 19:28:58 GMT -5
Okay it has been MONTHS and MONTHS since I last found a venue for a challenge but HERE WE GO GET READY ARE YOU READY? GOOD!!!
Ahem. So often I try to find short story markets or contests that involve submitting extremely short pieces that will not take long to write, all with an eye to getting something out there. This month I'm looking at 100 word story, a venue that publishes, well, it's right there in the name, isn't it? Also, it was founded by Grant Faulkner, who also happens to be executive director of Nanowrimo! 100 word story charges a $2 submission fee for stories normally. Generally speaking I don't submit to places that charge fees, however, each month they also post a photo prompt and challenge people to write to it, and submissions are free. Pro: you get to write 100 words based on a photo prompt! Con: if you want to submit it, it's a cut and paste into the comments section of the photo prompt post, so your submission is public. *cue nail biting* Pro: YOU GET TO CHECK OUT THE COMPETITION / READ A BAZILLION 100 WORD STORIES Another pro: they pick one submission each month as THE WINNER. YOU COULD WIN. (Idk what you win--bragging rights? Probably bragging rights.) The photo prompt contest page is here.At the time of this posting (December 1st 2017), the current photo has been up for about a month, so it might change shortly. I am really looking forward to taking a bit of time, throwing caution to the wind, and writing to whatever prompt is up when I have a moment. I CHALLENGE YOU! YES YOU! To write to the prompt and share that writing, whether it's as a submission to the official contest, or here, on Stringing Words, perhaps under your very own personal thread.
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Post by Tecky on Dec 15, 2017 18:02:57 GMT -5
12shortstories.com/I've been invlved with this group for a while. You're given one prompt/word count a month. You post on the due date and your story is published to their website. It's a good opportunity to get feedback from other writers (mostly aspiring writers) and it's wonderful practice for writing to a deadline, prompt and word count not of your making. THis last year I used each prompt to write a serial story. Very challenging!
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