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On Blogging | Author Skills | Writing Prompts

100 Prompts in 20 Minutes

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Creative Writing | Author Skills | Writing Prompts

Fiction on Medium — Where to Publish?

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On Blogging | Author Skills | Writing Prompts

10 Prompts, and an October Challenge!

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Author skills | Writing prompts

22 Very Random Writing Prompts!

Time to throw the dice…

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On Blogging | Author Skills

Creative Writing 101 — Author Guidelines 📚

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Author Skills | Writing Prompts

A New Author’s Guide to ‘Choose Your Own’ Stories on Medium

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Fiction | Writing Challenges

Hallowe’ening on an Alternate World

Pumpkins & Goblins

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