So I participated in a Christmas short story writing exchange, and I have to tell you, I loved it. I got my prompt in October, wrote it in November, fixed it in December (holy guacamole I cannot write last lines. No joke I rewrote that last sentence at least 23 times before landing on something that was palatable) and gifted it anonymously at ( Read more... )

We held another short story writing party: 45 minutes to write a complete story based on the prompt. This month's prompt: A Christmas letter arrives 50 years late. I apologize for any typos or errors; I didn't read over it. Got too many things to do to edit short stories at the moment. Enjoy.

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“This came for you in the mail,” Tom said, tossing a ( Read more... )

I spent the first three weeks of this month furiously writing 50,000 words, then spent the last week reading 3 books. It's been a very Amy month ( Read more... )

Y'all, I did it. Fourth year in a row, I won NaNoWriMo with 50,000 words. :D ( Read more... )

It's NaNoWriMo again. I'm at 21,000 words already, about 4,000 words ahead of where I need to be, so I'm feeling pretty good about life. I decided this year just to get 50K words, regardless of what story I'm working on, so it won't be a completed story this year. I just finished a short story I was working on, and now I'm writing my story for the ( Read more... )

Letting other people read my writing is stressful. I desperately want their opinions, but only if they're good (yes, I know, that's not exaclty useful. But it's still true). And I'm not talking about the short stories I post on here. Those I put zero thought into, as I only have half an hour to bust out a story, and zero editing gets done. I'm ( Read more... )

Tonight we had the second short story meeting of the Spinster Literary Society. Tonight's prompt: "A society that's organised according to an ancient symbol that they've misinterpreted." I don't know how to be serious, which explains my story; Emily also wrote humor; but Aleah wrote a really good serious short story about misinterpreting the heart ( Read more... )

I've gotten into a comment discussion with someone on the internet, and I tell you what, I forgot how delightful it is to make friends on the internet ( Read more... )

Tonight was the First Official Meeting of the Spinster Literary Society, wherein we gather together, receive a prompt, and have half an hour to write a short story. This meeting's prompt: A character whose lover breaks up with them and then secretly follows them for a decade. Below is my story in its fullness. It is unedited and a bit rushed, as I ( Read more... )

I DID IT

NINETY-ONE THOUSAND WORDS, AND I AM FINISHED.

Pardon me as I go collapse in joy at having actually accomplished something hard.