I decided to start my own group with the objective of allowing anyone who writes into the group…
Some authors might argue that the expanse of differences in genre and skill won’t work, that the diversity is too broad. I disagree. In fact, its the very differences of skill that enables feedback and advice be shared [...]

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Spring
Spring is a long way off, so how about reminiscing on it and adding spring into your story in some way? Maybe a springtime flower is discovered frozen in the ice where your Antarctica team is working (or maybe in the ice on Europa in your Sci Fi novel). The point is to add Spring [...]

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Writing Guidelines
We’re happy to consider stories whether they’re submitted as competition entries or standard submissions, for which there are no reading fees. …
Boston Review — Contest
The winner will be announced no later than May/June, 2010, on the Boston Review Web site. Send submissions to: Short-Story Contest, Boston Review…
Guidelines for short story submissions | Futurismic
Essential guidelines [...]

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Practice and technique is an extremely relevant topic to creative people, so much so that it is one of the four pillars I’ve found support a person’s “creative momentum,” along with de-cluttering one’s creative landscape, building positive habits and rituals into one’s creative routine, and finding worthy projects to work on. We’re used to thinking [...]

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Gold
Character: male
Narrative: first person
Place: Kansas City
Describe what would happen if your character found a small leather bag filled with gold coins while digging through the attic in his new house? Write a short story detailing what happens after the gold has been discovered. Maybe from the moment of discovery or maybe the character is [...]

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Ghoti: Shoot into the Crowds
by Grace Talusan
Grace Talusan’s “Shoot Into the Crowds” is a moving, masterpiece of a short story. In two short pages, she crafts the main character of Pepito with exceptional depth and skill.
The story focuses on Pepito, a poor young boy longing to escape the Philippine barrio. The character development, as demonstrated [...]

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