Tag: Microfiction
A Week of Writing: 3/14/22 to 3/20/222
Another week of writing. Here’s how it went down. Words to Write By Today’s quote comes from novelist Zadie Smith. “It’s such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself. This is hard to do… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 3/14/22 to 3/20/222”
50 Published Stories: What Have I Learned?
I recently sold my 50th story since I started submitting through Duotrope, and because I like stats and data I went back and looked at those 50 stories to see if I could glean any rejectomantic information. Turns out, there are some interesting tidbits… Continue Reading “50 Published Stories: What Have I Learned?”
Micromanagement II: 4 MORE Benefits of Writing Tiny
Almost exactly one year ago I published an article called Micromanagement: 4 Benefits of Writing Tiny. I had just started writing microfiction, and I found a number of tangible benefits from doing so. To quickly recap, those benefits are: better self-editing, a chance to… Continue Reading “Micromanagement II: 4 MORE Benefits of Writing Tiny”
A Week of Writing: 1/13/20 to 1/19/20
One more week of writing in the books. Let’s see how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from novelist Hallie Ephron. “Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/13/20 to 1/19/20”
The Tiny Adventures of Lucky & Sal
So, as many of you know, I’ve been writing microfiction over on Twitter (@Aeryn_Rudel) under the #vss365 hashtag, and having a lot of fun with it. Much of my microfiction falls into the crime genre, and a while back a created two characters, a… Continue Reading “The Tiny Adventures of Lucky & Sal”
Micromanagement: 4 Benefits of Writing Tiny
I’ve been writing Twitter microfiction under the #vss365 hashtag for roughly two months. This is my first experience writing at this very limited scale, and I’m finding it both fun and educational. I’m by no means an expert, but there is definite value in… Continue Reading “Micromanagement: 4 Benefits of Writing Tiny”
A Month of Microfiction: March 2019
In late February I started writing daily Twitter microfiction under the #vss365 hashtag (that’s very short stories). I’ve had a real blast writing these things, and the prompts have been fun and challenging. I’ve been a flash fiction writer for a long time, but… Continue Reading “A Month of Microfiction: March 2019”
A Week of Writing: 2/18/19 to 2/24/19
Another week in the trenches, and other week of submissions, rejections, and miscellaneous literary endeavors. Words to Write By This week’s quotes comes from, uh, *checks notes* Wayne Gretzky? “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky This is a quote… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 2/18/19 to 2/24/19”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 