Read the submissions HERE. See the voting results HERE. (I find it interesting that NONE of the pieces that placed in the top 3 for the public vote were in my top 9. And the winner of the jury vote was my #9. “Viva Voce” was my 3rd choice, and it came in as a…
Regular Features I am updating my regular features. Many of these things I already do to some extent now, but I’m trying to simplify and figure out the best way to cover the most ground as possible without over-extending myself. I can’t manage to write every day, and sometimes other topics come up and trump…
If you don’t know about the Smut Marathon, please click HERE to head to the website and learn more. It’s a yearly writing competition. Last year, I was a contestant (made it through round 7) and this year I am a jury member (which I am thoroughly enjoying). I’m always intrigued to see the final…
To read the Round 6 stories, visit this LINK. To read the Round 6 voting results, visit this LINK. The Initial Read-through: Every round, I seem to follow a different strategy for selecting my top 10. This round, I had a bit of a tough time even finding a top 5 that I REALLY liked.…
This was a tough round for me to judge. The topic (EAVESDROPPING) lent itself to the reality that occurred, many cliche stories that didn’t even stick with me through the first reading. My first reading was just that…a reading. I didn’t even write anything down. I just read them and let the stories wash over…
Before reading my post, make sure to head over and read the entries for Round 3! This was a tough round. Dialogue is always hard, but to create a story that is 75% dialogue?!!! Well, that puts a lot of pressure on the writer to create the story THROUGH the dialogue rather than using dialogue…