The NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest is my favorite writing contest. In fact, it is the only writing contest I consistently enter. You are given a genre, a location, and an object for your story, and 48 hours in which to write your piece. My 48 hours happened to coincide… Continue reading
My Round 2 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest Entry! A Caveat: This time, my assigned genre was Romance. Generally, I don’t do Romance. Romantic Comedy? Sure! But, since Romantic Comedy is a possible genre in these contests, and since you can be disqualified if your piece seems to be out-of-genre,… Continue reading
I have, once again, launched myself into the maelstrom of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest. This time, my prompt was: Genre: Comedy Location: An Expensive Steak-house Object: A Bottle of Water And I wrote this: TABLE FOR NONE Synopsis: On his first day on the job, a maitre d’… Continue reading
I have once again entered the NYC Midnight Short Story Contest. In this delightful contest, one is assigned a Genre, a Character, and a Subject, and must write a story in the assigned genre and including the character and the subject. This time, I was assigned: Fairy Tale A Woodworker… Continue reading
Yippee! I made Round 3 of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest! My assignment for this round was: Genre: Horror Location: A Laboratory Object: A Toy Train Without further ado, then… My Round 3 Entry for the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Competition Doorways It began on a Tuesday evening, three… Continue reading
Ahem. Hello! Below is my story for Round 2 of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest (For an explanation of the contest, click on the link!). My assignment this time was: Genre: Horror (yes!) Location: A Foreclosed Home Object: A Rabbit’s Foot Word limit was 1000 words. I think my… Continue reading
Hey! So, I like writing contests. In fact, I love them. There is something about them that really gets my creativity flowing. It might be the pressure, or the deadline, or the distant possibility of fabulous prizes; whatever it is, I love it. So, I have paid my money in… Continue reading
