Welcome to The Spot Writers. March’s prompt: How (or why) a young person decides what career (or path) to follow. This week’s story comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s one-woman publishing company, MacKenzie Publishing, has published two anthologies: OUT OF THE CAVE (milder stories for 13+) and TWO EYES OPEN, two collections of short stories by […]
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Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is: Write about a character whose one ability is to amplify the best traits in others. Who would they hang around? Who would they choose to avoid? Today’s post comes to your from Val Muller, author of the young adult novel The Girl Who Flew Away. The […]
August is prime beach time, and anyone caught in a rip tide or current knows how frightening it can be. Last month, I came upon this news story about a group of 80 people who formed a human chain from beach to save a family who was caught in the current in Panama City Beach, […]
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to what is normally your weekly dose of flash fiction. This week is supposed to be Cathy MacKenzie’s turn to write a piece. She will be back next month with free flash fiction for you, but today, she is busy with a matter a bit more pressing. Her son, Matt, who […]
As an editor for Freedom Forge Press, I am lucky enough to encounter a handful of freedom-themed manuscripts amazing enough to send through the publishing process. I recently completed a manuscript with Linda Harris Sittig, and I wanted to learn more about the inspiration behind her work to share with you. Last Curtain Call features […]
To make this Friday even more fantastic, I’m including the promo code in this blog post, so act quickly! Those of you who follow my blog may have read a post two weeks ago promising a code for free books. If you tried to find the code following the instructions in that post, you have […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. Today’s contribution comes from Val Muller, author of the kidlit mystery series Corgi Capers. Speaking of kids, Val just had one (!), and the story of her birth during an epic blizzard is one for the ages. She’s using this month’s prompt (“how could she do a thing like that?”) […]
I’m happy to announce an upcoming release, The Man With the Crystal Ankh, with World Castle Publishing. This is the first in a planned trilogy, which I’m calling the Hollow Oak Chronicles. This book is a young adult thriller: Everyone’s heard the legend of the hollow oak—the four-hundred year curse of Sarah Willlougby and Preston […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to write about a statue. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. Magic in a Gallery by RC Bonitz It wasn’t much of a gallery, an old barn remodeled and restored, sitting by the roadside with a […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to write about a boat. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. This post comes from the opening of his current work in progress. The Live-aboards by RC Bonitz She’d had it with her father and the barflies […]
