Writing

One thing I learned during Nano this year is that you must write everyday! It doesn't matter if you're tired, sick or just don't feel like writing. You need to put your butt in your favorite chair/writing place, put your fingers to your keyboard/pen in hand and start writing! That is how I was able to get almost half my goal of 50,000 words accomplished.

Now I need to get back to finishing that novel I began in November, so I will be dedicating February to doing so. That means I may not be blogging too much next month, since I want to keep up on my flash fiction writing as well.

I will try to drop a note now and then, perhaps a prompt or two.

For now I leave you with the prompt... After procurring your keys/key card for your motel room, you enter your room to find someone else sleeping there. What do you do?

One-Minute Writer

A friend turned me on to this blog called One-Minute Writer. Today's writing prompt was to use the word verification word and write a sentence.

My word was mentini. Here is my sentence: Ooh, how about getting me a mentini. A little Italian, a little Irish and a little Mexican thrown in to spice things up.

Let's see what you can do. -Rita

Friday the Thirteenth Writing Prompt

It's Friday the 13...

My dad's birthday is on November Thirteenth. I always teased him about being born of Friday the thirteenth, when in reality it wasn't. His birthday has fallen on a Friday before. My dad and I have this kind of love hate relationship, I think dating back to my preteen years when he would call me brace face or four eyes. I have outgrown both my braces and my glasses, but I still can't resist getting a dig in here and there myself.

I don't for one second believe that Friday the Thirteenth is bad luck, but it sure makes for some interesting stories both real and imagined. Do you think the day is bad luck?

Write a story based on Friday the Thirteenth. It doesn't have to be long, though long is fine. Remember Flash Fiction can be less than 250 words. Or maybe you have a poem in mind. It doesn't have to be horror. You can base it on a true story. i.e. Crime going up, babies being born, etc.

Get those creative brain cells working and write an original story.