Story Plot

 In my writing class this week, a guest lecturer, Bruce Holland Rogers, spoke about story PLOT - and provided several different examples. After writing my first rough draft I will think about story plot - as way to organize the story and increase the tension. I sometimes have difficulty knowing how much and where to put back story. Concentrating on story plot should help me think more effectively about where and how much back story is needed. Thank you Bruce Holland Rogers!
I revised Revenge the first short story from my writing class and added it to the short story page. Enjoy!

Short Story Page

Writing short stories is fun. My challenge this writing term is to  write a short story a week. After getting feedback from my class I will post the revised short story on this new page. The first story is the letter to my  mother from the now deleted page "My Mother's Husband."

Making progress...

I am making progress with my challenge to write a short halloween theme story of 1,000 words. I have written drafts for two of the four themes. This week I intend to submit one to my fellow classmates for feedback. This past week my classmates provided me with excellent critiques on the first story I submitted - Revenge - based on the in class exercise "heart on the page." What a thoughtful group of writers I am lucky to have as classmates.
See new post on Dubious Grief page.

1,000 word short story challenge

Whether I can write a 1,000 word short story using one of the following titles: "Immodest Witches" "Hobgoblins" "Black Cat Talks Back" or "I Hate this Costume" - remains to be seen. The idea was presented in my short story class by instructor Nina Hoffman. I have never written a story based on anything other than my own imagination. I am a "seat of the pants" writer and rarely know where a story will take me. So my challenge for October is to write one of these short stories. None of the titles calls to me so it is difficult to choose one. My strategy is to work with word association clusters and see where this strategy leads me. I've also done a bit of research on Hobgoblins - since I was not familiar with these little guys from Scottish folklore. Wish me luck as I pursue this writing challenge.