Category Archives: Writing

New Contest

Posted on 07/05/2013 by chick

My new raison d’etre: Cheerios New Author Contest The deadline is July 31. There are two runner-up prizes of $1,000 each. The grand prize is $5,000 plus the possibility of publication. Entry is free! They allow multiple submissions, so I … Continue reading →

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Not a Winner

Posted on 07/03/2013 by chick

I got my story back from Highlights today. I did not win the contest. Not that I expected to, but it’s still a bummer.

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Writing With Purpose

Posted on 03/27/2013 by chick

Nothing is better at killing the desire to write than deciding to write with purpose.

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A Thought for Today

Posted on 02/20/2013 by chick

I doubt anyone could become a great writer without first being an avid reader, but being an avid reader doesn’t magically make one a great writer.

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Get It Done and Fix It Later

Posted on 02/01/2013 by chick

“Get it done and fix it later.” That’s what I’m always telling myself at work. Perfection is a noble goal, but production must happen first. There will be opportunities to fix my mistakes later down the line. But if my … Continue reading →

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Deadlines

Posted on 01/30/2013 by chick

The last few weeks have been difficult. I faced multiple deadlines at work, which had me bouncing back and forth between projects at a dizzying pace. I also had a personal deadline with which to deal: the Highlights Fiction Contest. … Continue reading →

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Time and Talent

Posted on 01/03/2013 by chick

There are plenty of people who have got lots of talent. This world is lousy with talent. The idea is to work that talent and try to get to be the best person that you can, given the limits of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from 2012

Posted on 01/01/2013 by chick

It was not a great year for the blog. I probably wrote fewer posts in 2012 than in any other year since I started blogging. But just because there were few posts for the year doesn’t mean I shouldn’t look … Continue reading →

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Universal Mockery

Posted on 10/20/2012 by chick

I think the Universe may be mocking me, and it is using Three Minute Fiction to do it. Stories for the last round of Three Minute Fiction were supposed to revolve around a U.S. president. In my unfinished story, the … Continue reading →

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On Writing

Posted on 10/03/2012 by chick

Writer’s block might make my life difficult, but it can’t keep me down forever. Though I did not manage to finish my story for the latest round of NPR’s Three-Minute Fiction, I did write a rough draft of a short … Continue reading →

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