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My Favorite Story Endings: A Guest Post by Marc Nash

Posted on April 19, 2018April 18, 2018 by SSFFS Project
My Favorite Story Endings: A Guest Post by Marc Nash
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In guest post, marc nash, story endings

Which story endings do I prefer? I find this question really hard to answer as I rarely conceive of my stories having a beginning, middle and end. With only 1000 words to play with, you have to plunge right in, no Continue Reading

Bookends: Secret to a Perfect Short Story Ending by Nancy Sakaduski

Posted on May 5, 2017 by SSFFS Project
Bookends: Secret to a Perfect Short Story Ending by Nancy Sakaduski
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In endings, guest post, nancy sakaduski, short stories, writing tips

  This is a guest post by Nancy Sakaduski. To me, the ending felt so correct and so appropriate that it seemed to bend over backward to kiss the beginning. –Elizabeth Gilbert, “The Lousy Rider” — Two of the most Continue Reading

Why I Like to Write Short Scary Stories: A Guest Post by Brianna Abello

Posted on March 17, 2016March 29, 2016 by Deina Furth
Why I Like to Write Short Scary Stories: A Guest Post by Brianna Abello
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In brianna abello, eerie dolls, guest post, scary stories, short stories

Hiding the demons I never set out to share my writing with the world–I was extremely shy and reclusive when it came to sharing the stories I wrote, because they were all horror. I was embarrassed to share the ideas Continue Reading

Spotlight App: MacGuffin, a Jukebox for Fiction and Poetry!

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Deina Furth
Spotlight App: MacGuffin, a Jukebox for Fiction and Poetry!
Posted In General Updates, Guest PostsTagged In apps, fiction, guest post, macguffin, reading

Independent publisher Comma Press is launching a ground-breaking self-publishing platform for short stories and poetry. It’s called MacGuffin, and avid readers will absolutely love what it has to offer. What is MacGuffin? MacGuffin is a ‘jukebox for literature’. All content Continue Reading

10 Tips on How to Write a Successful Fiction Book

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Deina Furth
10 Tips on How to Write a Successful Fiction Book
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In fiction, guest post, writing a book, writing tips

10 Tips on How to Write a Successful Fiction Book Fiction books take up the top spots in many people’s reading lists. In fact, the bestselling books in all of history are almost all works of fiction. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Continue Reading

Open Invitation for Guest Posts!

Posted on May 28, 2015May 27, 2015 by Deina Furth
Open Invitation for Guest Posts!
Posted In General Updates, Guest PostsTagged In guest post, guest post requests, guest posts, open call for guest posts

With summer just around the corner, it’s time for everyone to head to the beach and generally enjoy more of the outdoors. Something about that really seems to get the creative juices flowing, doesn’t it? So we figure, why not Continue Reading

How to Write Great Flash Fiction: Crafting Killer First and Last Lines

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Deina Furth
How to Write Great Flash Fiction: Crafting Killer First and Last Lines
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In faye kirwin, flash fiction, guest post, guest posts, improve your writing, writing flash fiction

Guest post contributed by Faye Kirwin of Writerology. Words mean everything to a writer. They’re the tools of our trade and should be placed with purpose and care for maximum effect. Nowhere is this more apparent (and necessary) than in Continue Reading

Three Infallible Tips for Writing Flash Fiction

Posted on May 5, 2015May 4, 2015 by Deina Furth
Three Infallible Tips for Writing Flash Fiction
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In bart van goethem, guest post, guest posts, improve your writing, writing flash fiction

A Guest Post by Bart Van Goethem Let’s not waste time on an introduction, shall we? 1. Develop a fear of death. Life is short. Too short, some would say. But whether you like it or not, one day you Continue Reading

Happy Endings: A Guest Post by Nancy Sakaduski

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Deina Furth
Happy Endings: A Guest Post by Nancy Sakaduski
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In guest post, guest posts, nancy sakaduski, short stories, story endings, writing tips

Happy Endings: A Guest Post by Nancy Sakaduski A problem I often see with short stories submitted to the Rehoboth Beach Reads Short Story Contest is a poor ending. Sometimes I get the feeling that the writer, having struggled to Continue Reading

5 Tips for Writing a Great Short Story

Posted on April 29, 2015May 1, 2015 by Deina Furth
5 Tips for Writing a Great Short Story
Posted In Guest PostsTagged In eliot gilbert, guest post, guest posts, how to write short stories, improve your writing, short reads, short stories, writing short stories

Guest post contributed by Eliot Gilbert. I think my first short story was something entitled The Monster Drinks Some Coffee. It chronicled the life of a dog named Lucy — my dog at the time — and her zany adventures Continue Reading

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