I have been dabbling in writing my entire life. Just over four years ago I created a writing group here in SoCal to fill a need for myself that I wasn't finding in the writing community. From that group, from those collaborative experiences the first couple years came a story that was near and dear [...]
Putting pen to paper can be a beast and when you finally do you may find that it is a wonderful stretch of your creative muscles and imagination. Or you may find that it was pure agony. Either way when you put down your pen, you'll have a first draft! That's the easy part. Now you [...]
We all have something we write that we fall in love with; a story, a poem, a novel idea. When this happens it can be hard to share with the world for fear that the world won't see the beauty that you see, connect with it as you have or even understand what you were trying [...]
Here are some upcoming Short Story Submission Opportunities Writers Weekly: 24-Hour Short Story Contest $5 Submission Fee per story. You will receive your prompt via email on Saturday, September 9th at noon (central time) and must write, revise and submit your completed story by noon (central time) on Sunday, September 10th. You must register before the [...]
In April of 2014 I was coming out of the daze that was the first three years of my twin sons' lives. A whirlwind of diapers, first steps and snuggles all while trying to keep up with their sister, three years their senior. I hadn't made much time for writing over that time and I began to [...]
In June 2015 I joined five of my fellow writers at Write It Up! We met at Fuddruckers that week and we passed around post-its to create our original prompts for the evening. When we finished and I unfolded my post-it I found these words. ferris wheel Grandpa slide whistle out of milk. I put my head [...]
Samantha Marquis is a part-time writer, full-time wife and mother and has been spearheading her own creative writing group for just over three years. On this site you will find posts for her Crunchy Earth Mama blog, including product reviews, tips and recipes. Writers can also find weekly writing prompts to inspire creativity and help stretch those [...]
