Category: Fiction Contests

Neko Case Kung Fu Mashup Literary Writing Prompt

Back by unpopular demand: a video prompt. Now, I’m calling them literary writing prompts. I’m expecting great things, people.

After viewing the video begin writing.

  • Don’t post your fiction in the comments below.
  • If you have a blog or web

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Creative Writing Prompt – Leaping Lemurs

This video prompt gives you the chance to practice writing a few rungs lower on the evolutionary ladder.

After viewing the video begin writing.

  • Don’t post your fiction in the comments below.
  • If you have a blog or web site,

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Creative Writing Prompt – Spiderman Video

Here is a creative writing prompt that you may find entertaining if not useful: Pan-Handling Spiderman in Amsterdam. The prompt is quite simple. First, view the following video.

After viewing the video begin writing. You can write any sort of …

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The Fiction Writing Contest Lottery

On what fiction writing contest should you squander $20? I calculated the return-on-investment (ROI) of several different contests. I have summarized the results in the table below. The return number quantifies the investment in a fiction contest, based on the

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Unpublished Guy Vaporware Fiction Contest

Vaporware fiction: a story that is promoted when it may never be written
Vaporware fiction: a story that is promoted when it may never be written

I completed most of a book proposal for a collection of short stories about Ambrose Bierce and Jerry O’ Connell having adventures …

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Selecting a Short Fiction Contest for Mathematically Astute Writers

Contest calculations for mathematically astute fiction writers
photo by Pitel

Last week I was pondering what contests I should enter this month, and I created a short list of 24 writing contests based on due date and topic or genre of the contest.

This week I’ll need …

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Finding a Short Fiction Contest for an Aberrant Piece of Fiction

Does Entering Fiction Contests Feel Like Playing the Lottery?
Does Entering Fiction Contests Feel Like Playing the Lottery?
photo by Jeffrey Beal

Last week I announced that I would rework the incomplete novel that resulted from July Novel Writing month to enter a short story contest. I could take …

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