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M Lori Motley

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M Lori Motley
M Lori Motley
Jan 16 · 4 min read

How First Line Hooks Leave Readers Cold (Like Dead Fish)

Some say the goal of a first line in any fiction story is to hook the reader much like a worm helps…

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M Lori Motley
M Lori Motley
Jan 4 · 3 min read

Submitting Shorts: Does the Pain of Rejection Help Feed You?

My first short story submission ever was back in 1994. I was 20 and spent long evenings…

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M Lori Motley
M Lori Motley
Jan 2 · 2 min read

Little Match Girl — (Urban Fantasy — Picture Writing Prompt)

Images from “The Little Match Girl” blew through Carrie’s mind as she stamped her feet outside…

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M Lori Motley
M Lori Motley
Oct 8, 2018 · 3 min read

Fiction Characters From Birth to “The End”

See this kid with the cool t-shirt? Your readers don’t know it, but he’s your main character years before the…

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