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…
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…
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…
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…