Month: October 2018

Which “Road to Autumn” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! It’s all up to you now – only one can win Flash Fiction Readers’ Choice Champion honors. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word. Attention Authors: It is okay if you ask people to vote for you!

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time. If the poll doesn’t close on time, any votes received after 5 pm will be removed.

REMINDER – entries over the 250 limit are disqualified.

Which "Road to Autumn" flash fiction entry deserves your vote?

  • Imbuzi Chèvre (47%, 51 Votes)
  • Theodore Jerome Cohen (31%, 34 Votes)
  • Rutger Galtiarii (4%, 4 Votes)
  • Judith Garcia (4%, 4 Votes)
  • Dale E. Lehman (4%, 4 Votes)
  • Robert K. Blechman (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Lou Silvestri (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Bill Engleson (2%, 2 Votes)
  • David Tarpenning (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Ann Zimmerman (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Dick Waters (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Virginia Gayl Salazar (1%, 1 Votes)
  • John Leake (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Paula Smith (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 109

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit will be disqualified even if they win. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.

Tips to Help Pantsers Get Moving Again When the Story Stops

writers block solutions light-bulb-3104355_1920 (002)Those who are pantsers (who write by the seat of the pants, rather than outlining a story) can run into a problem that outliners don’t encounter as much: the story stalling.

It’s happened to every pantser at least once, where they’re in a groove, the story is moving along nicely, and then bam, nothing seems to work. Everything they want to write seems flat or the story just doesn’t move in a compelling way anymore. So, if you’re a pantser and your story has stalled, here a couple of things to try to get your writing mojo flowing again. Continue reading “Tips to Help Pantsers Get Moving Again When the Story Stops”

October 2018 Writing Exercise: Extirpate

writing exercise stretching-498256_960_720Our overworked administrator is getting a well-deserved break today, so we figured you all might like to take this time to exercise your writing chops.

Therefore, here’s a writing prompt for you; do as you wish – short story, flash fiction, poem, what have you. There is no deadline or word count restriction. Just write. (Comments are closed – write on your own.)

This week’s word: EXTIRPATE

Use it however you’d like: as the title, in a sentence, or as inspiration. Ready, set, write!

Print Books for October 2018

voracious reading books woman-1852907_960_720Print books. Love ’em, right? Us, too. So, here are some at bargain prices just for you. That’s right, it’s time for the Indies Unlimited Print Book Party.

Want to help readers discover some fine indie writing at reasonable prices? Here’s how it works: Continue reading “Print Books for October 2018”