Twelve Stories is an online literary journal that comes out every time the editors agree on twelve stories, unanimously. Sometimes that...

This Unblocker is a writing prompt you’ll come across in any number of books and workshops, in one form or another. You can use this one...

The week is winding down, and here we are again, with another Unblocker to help you break out of a writing slump. This unblocker is all...

Today’s Unblocker isn’t necessarily related to any writing project you are currently working on. Instead, this is designed more to be a...

Tuesday this week I presented part one of an adaptation of an exercise in “What if?” by Bernays and Painter. You can get your own copy...

There is some fine fiction (and poetry and non-fiction) at storySouth, and this week I’m highlighting the headliner short fiction story...

Today and Thursday this week, I’m going to be giving you an adaptation of an exercise in “What if?” by Bernays and Painter. You can get...

After a holiday weekend, most of us probably have plenty of writer’s inspiration: time spent with family, time spent with friends who...

Instead of just posting ONE story to read online (which will likely be what I do, most Wednesday mornings) I thought I would start with...

Tuesday Morning: Unblocker #2…If you’ve hit a temporary dead end with your writing or just want something new to try out, check out...

If you are like me, and I’m not assuming that you ARE, you’ve read–at some point in your life–a self-help style book about finding your...

So, I have this story. It’s called, “The Silence of God is Impossible to Bear”. This was a story that I wrote several years ago, and it...

So, a peak behind the curtain… Last week I blogged that I’ve become more and more convinced that tracking and awareness are key...

A blog for writers… That’s what my simple mind came up with…A blog for writers. More specifically, I thought I would review and feature...

Check out: http://www.thefirstline.com/subscribe.htm The current issue of The First Line (volume 12, issue 3, Fall 2010) features my...

Two weeks ago, I opened an email to find the words every fledgling writer is waiting to hear: We enjoyed your story and would like to...

Let’s start off with the obvious: the iPad isn’t the right fit for everyone. It isn’t a full blown computer and it isn’t a production...

One of the original goals of starting this new blog was to read and review (and thereby, promote) short fiction appearing in American...

[su_note](Editor’s Note: You can find even more posts about Dorothy Parker’s story, You Were Perfectly Fine, by checking out the Dorothy...

Hello friends, I’ve finished an updated draft of a story called, Solomon’s Ditch. I need some beta readers, and you can help. (The link...