Image from Ellen Thompson
“We’re standing in our own graves.”
Jim looked at Harry, at the rivulets of water cutting streaks down his muddy face. He looked at his combat boots, ankle deep in trench sludge mixed with blood. Eighteen days in a standoff. Rations gone. Ammunition dwindling.
“Yeah,” he replied. “But we’re standing.”
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Listening to this Welcome to Night Vale thing everyone’s talking about. I don’t know if I like it yet…it’s so…strange. Do any of y’all listen to it?
Just a few this week, but good ones.
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The Rules
There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.
OR
No really; I need rules!
Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.
The Prompts:
IS THAT A REAL PLACE?
VOID THAT THINKS*
DANDY LION
BREATHING LESSONS**
BLIND DISPASSION
Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)
Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.
Happy writing!
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* Inspired by Welcome to Night Vale
** The title of a book I haven’t read
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
How does this sentence make sense? You’d know if you followed me on the Googles! Or you could probably just Google it.
Look at all the fun things to read this week (be advised, some are sad)!
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The Rules
There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.
OR
No really; I need rules!
Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.
The Prompts:
PARALLAX
ON TO GLORY
FEELING NO PAIN
NIXIE CLERK
MICROWORLD
Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)
Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.
Happy writing!
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Crazy week, crazy weather! Saturday I had all the windows open, enjoying the sunshine and soft springy breezes – Sunday morning the curtains were frozen to the glass. Ah, Texas. Always keeping us on our toes.
Hey, if you missed it, you can hear me play ukulele and learn how to format your manuscript at the same time.
And look, a whole slew of fun things to read:
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The Rules
There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.
OR
No really; I need rules!
Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.
The Prompts:
EXTINCTION
THE KINGDOM IS MINE
EPILOGUE
MELTING MOON
TALK TO STRANGERS
Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)
Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.
Happy writing!
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Long ago, I made a how-to video for formatting your novel manuscript. Unfortunately, when Google bought YouTube and connected everyone’s YT/G+ accounts, the video was somehow lost in the shuffle.
But you know what they say: when life deletes your YouTube videos – make musical versions!
So here’s what I’ve been working on all month. Its imperfections abound, but let’s hope they make it more lovable, eh?
Enjoy!
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If the embed isn’t working, here’s a link: How to Format Your Manuscript
