Start your story with “They told me seeing a turtle on your wedding day would bring good luck” and end your story with “Now I’m doing 10-20 in federal prison. Stupid rabbit.”
Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.
The Writer's Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years, so we started this series to help identify them for other writers (along with correction strategies). This week's writing mistake is putting off submissions.
Have you ever considered outlining after finishing your first draft? Kris Spisak walks you through the process.
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the skinny, a form created by Truth Thomas.
A book review is more than sharing an opinion—it's a conversation between readers. Sam Risak shares the benefits of writing books reviews, as well as best practices for getting started.
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, have a character give in to something or someone.
What gets a reader to keep turning pages? Author Amanda Kabak seeks to answer that question here.
5-Minute Memoir is exactly what it sounds like—a personal essay on some facet of the writing life, be it a narrative or a reflection, pensive, touching or hilarious. Enjoy this installment from Barbara Neal Varma.
Debut author Christina Wyman discusses how getting out of her own way led to her authorial success.
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a missing poem.
