Three, Two . . . NaNoWriMo

GUYS! IT’S ONE WEEK TILL THE START OF NANOWRIMO!!! If you don’t know what NaNo is, it’s a challenge for writers to write 50k words in 30 days (in one of the busiest months of the year, no less). If you already know and you are a fellow word warrior, then hail to thee! I

Caption Challenge WINNERS!

We had our first (in a while) Caption Challenge two weeks ago with this picture: And the winners are . . . . Flash Fiction: Kate! A ship sailing far awayCan’t see through the stormA shining light, beautiful and brightShining far awayTurn of tidesThe wind may slowWhen they turn their boat towards home,The light leaves

The Return of the Caption CHALLENGE

Yes! It is time to revive the Caption Challenge. We had so much fun with that a couple months ago, and I’m so happy to bring it back. So. Here’s how it works. I’ll share a photo, you come up with a six-word story AND/OR a bit of flash fiction (90 words or less) and

The Caption Contest – Winners and a Hiatus

This contest looked a little different with only a few entries, but I loved their creative work, nonetheless. Our picture was: And the flash fiction winner is . . . . . . . . Grace! Fairy house, small and meekThe size of a kiss on your cheek.The wind whistles with their voices on the

The Caption Contest Continues . . .

You guys absolutely killed me on the last Caption Contest. Why? Because there were so. many. good ones! Whew. It was so hard to choose. In fact, I had to pick TWO winners from the six-word story category. (We didn’t have any flash fiction entries.) So congrats to both of the winners and, honestly, congrats

Winners of the Caption Contest!

I am so excited to share with you guys the winners of our last Caption Contest! The picture for the challenge was: Everyone had such lovely entries – thank you to all the writers! And the winner for the flash fiction entries is . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Caption Challenge Returns!

We’re back for another Caption Challenge! I was so pleased with how the last one went, and I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with for this one. Remember, your entry in the comments can be a six-word story or flash fiction (50 words or less) based on the picture. No more

The Caption Challenge Winner is . . .

Folks, we have a winner for last week’s Caption Challenge! The picture was: You all submitted some terrific six-word stories and flash fiction pieces. And I’m pleased to say we have a winner in EACH category! The six-word story winner is: Excavatia At twilight, the water nymphs danced. Six-word story And the flash-fiction winner is:

Welcome to the Caption Contest!

I want to try something new on the blog today. I’m going to show you all an image, and you’re going to come up with a caption to accompany it. Now, by caption I mean one of two things: A six-word story that uses the picture as a guideline, or a bit of flash fiction

And the Winner is . . .

I’m so excited to announce the winner of one autographed copy of Promised Land! I’d say our first giveaway together was a success. Thank you to everyone who participated. And the winner is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .