So today is my 6-month anniversary of starting this blog. I started in October and it is April now. So far, I have 5 "followers", 23 published comments, and 1,923 pageviews. I expect that, by the end of the year, I will look back on these numbers at laugh at their smallness. But, for now, I am happy.
It seems like an anniversary is a good time to celebrate. And, since this is a writing blog, I decided to celebrate with a short story challenge. Short stories are great opportunities for honing your skills, and, if you are buried in a much longer project, they can be a welcome break. Give this a try! For those of you who like a prompt, you can start the story with the words:
It seems like an anniversary is a good time to celebrate. And, since this is a writing blog, I decided to celebrate with a short story challenge. Short stories are great opportunities for honing your skills, and, if you are buried in a much longer project, they can be a welcome break. Give this a try! For those of you who like a prompt, you can start the story with the words:
"He never knew..."
See what you can come up with! It should be fun to see what everybody writes. Once you write your story, you can post it on your own blog and then paste the link to it in the comments section below. I can hardly wait to read it.
There is more information about this in an earlier post. You can see that here .
And, if you are just here to read, please check out the comments below for links to other writers' blogs with their own short stories posted. Have fun!
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