Tag: write
member name: A. F. Stewart
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December 23, 2009 03:13 PM EST --
The following was written for the group Microfiction; it is not a happy Christmas story.
The challenge was to write a short piece of fiction, 500 words at most, revolving about . . .
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December 07, 2009 12:32 PM EST --
The moonlight illuminated the cemetery with an eerie glow, making shadows seemingly dance around Cheryl. Dark clouds swept past the pale orb; a storm was on the horizon. “I’m here. . . .
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October 08, 2009 12:50 PM EDT --
This week's genre is Fantasy . Your story may be serious or light hearted or as silly as you like just so long as it is 100 words or less and written for the following prompt:
It . . .
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July 02, 2009 10:35 AM EDT --
I wanted to share the results of the 2009 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. This contest is an international literary parody contest, to honor the memory Victorian novelist Edward George Earl . . .
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May 26, 2009 11:29 AM EDT --
Recently I have been I've been commenting in some discussions on the merits of self-publishing, and the one point that keeps surfacing is the quality of self-published books: they're not well edited, . . .
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July 14, 2009 07:20 PM EDT --
The following is a first draft of a new short story I wrote. Please feel free to critique.
Murdering Muse
Lyra floated near the ceiling, watching Nick type, as he ruined . . .
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July 22, 2009 03:01 PM EDT --
The small pile of feathers fluttered in the wind, a few dancing across the water. Sassy the Cat was content, pleased, and ready for a nap. Two weeks of befriending that silly canary Horace . . .
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October 14, 2009 04:26 PM EDT --
100 words or less and written for the following prompt:
Suppose that all of the country's major newspapers gave you column space this week. Here is your chance to share your raves or praise . . .
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April 14, 2008 03:35 PM EDT --
I just finished my copy of Starsight by Minnette Meador, and I absolutely loved it. I highly recommend it.
Here's my review:
Starsight is a superior, old-fashioned, epic tale . . .
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May 18, 2008 10:46 PM EDT --
Here is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek rant:
What does a writer do when a character suddenly gets a mind of its own? When this character begins to act in unexpected ways?
No, I am not . . .
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May 27, 2008 02:14 PM EDT --
I stumbled upon this book review, How Not to Write a Novel , over at BlogCritics.
The book is by Howard Mittlemark and Sandra Neuman, and is a step by step guide of want NOT to do as a writer. . . .
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September 29, 2009 05:29 PM EDT --
Jimmy munched on his Reese's Pieces, trying not to remember he was stuck in this haunted house until sunrise. Local ghost stories of moans, a glowing skillet, dancing boots and the talking cat were . . .
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November 02, 2009 04:34 PM EST --
It seems I've been nominated (or drafted I'm not sure which) as your Genre Creative Challenge Writing Judge for November. So, I get to decide your writing fate for this month.
With Halloween just . . .
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February 21, 2008 04:12 PM EST --
I have a new Squidoo lens on the ups and downs of self-publishing, and I've added two sections where readers can add books or author websites to my page.
So if you have a independently published . . .
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February 29, 2008 02:40 PM EST --
Here's the rewrite of my short story, Eternally Lost, (the sort-of horror story). Sorry it took so long, but I got a cold in the middle of re-doing the piece, so it was delayed.
Tell . . .
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March 05, 2008 02:23 PM EST --
I've reposted my story Eternally Lost , after a rewrite. I'd appreciate a critique of the new version. There were some very helpful comments regarding the first version, and I'm . . .
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May 27, 2008 04:15 PM EDT --
My first interview as an author has been posted on BlogCritics. I was kindly interviewed by Mayra Calvani, author of "The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing". She is also the author of . . .
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June 13, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
I originally wrote this for my Squidoo.com lens: How to write a Fantasy Novel .
I'm reposting it here to help out beginning writers, so they can avoid some of the pitfalls of the writer's . . .
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October 11, 2009 01:33 PM EDT --
The following is an excerpt poem from my upcoming book, Shadows of Poetry :
Just another dark night
A soft, sweet evening,
a gentle gust of . . .
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February 08, 2008 10:55 AM EST --
I'm rewriting this article, since I have added more lenses and updated their content.
So here are my three Squidoo lenses:
A. F. Stewart
How to write a Fantasy Novel
How to become . . .
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