2020: Your Writing Challenges & Successes
Published: Sat, 10/31/20
Hi WriteByNighters, You don't need me to tell you it's been a weird year, but... it's been a weird year. I don't know about you, but at various times…
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Seven New Books From Six WriteByNighters!
Published: Sat, 10/24/20
Hi writers & readers, Earlier this year we shared some e citing new books resulting from our partnership with Atmosphere Press, and promised that a…
Prompt: Write About a Scare
Published: Sat, 10/17/20
Hi WriteByNighters, With Halloween coming on, many of us are in the mood for some scares! This week on the blog, I want to hear about your scariest…
"Stay Connected to That Part of Yourself"
Published: Sat, 10/10/20
Hi WriteByNighters, This week we want to throw out a totally unconnected series of questions, questions like, what is your oldest writing project…
Prompt: Writing About a Scent
Published: Sat, 10/03/20
Hi writers, I've really been enjoying the memory-dwelling we've done in recent posts like "Write About Your First Job" and "Write About a Scar." But…
Writing About Your First Job
Published: Sat, 09/26/20
Hi WriteByNighters, The summer of my si teenth year I worked in a paint booth in a factory and would go home covered in paint and sweat and various…
You & Your Characters: Who Holds the Reins?
Published: Sat, 09/19/20
Hi WriteByNighters, Yesterday during a coaching session with WriteByNighter Charity Marie, we talked about the ending of her short story, where her…
A Group Writing Exercise? Oh Dear!
Published: Sat, 09/05/20
Hi WriteByNighters, A few months ago, our WriteByNighter pal Steve G. suggested we do a group writing e ercise where y'all are tasked with creating a…
Show Us Your Scar!
Published: Sat, 08/29/20
Hi writers, The other day I looked down at my wrist and watched the motion of its puffy white scar while I typed. It happened September 9, 1992. I…
"What Happened in 2020?"
Published: Sat, 08/22/20
Hi writers, There's a tweet that sticks with me almost ten weeks later: "Future historians will be asked which quarter of 2020 they specialize in." It…