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Michelle Simkins
- Jan 16, 2019
- 4 min
7 Tips for Getting the Most out of the Critique Process
I used to fear critique. My stomach would get tied up in knots at the thought of someone hating my writing or thinking I had no talent. But after the first few times I let someone else give me feedback, it finally sunk in for me how much faster my writing could improve with the help of other peoples' input. Over the years I’ve learned to appreciate critique instead of fearing it. To be honest, it's always a little bit hard to read someone's critique the first time through: th
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Michelle
- Aug 6, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, August 6, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Victor Nikolaienko via Unsplash For more prompts, feel fre
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Kate Barber Bradford
- Aug 5, 2018
- 9 min
Ari's Affliction
Welcome to the August installment of First Sunday Short Fiction. Please enjoy the story, and remember, if you want to submit a story of your own, you can find instructions on our submissions page. Ari’s Affliction
The itch bothered her all day at work. During break she took her sock off in the restroom, careful not to let her foot touch the floor, to see if there was a flea in the sock. She turned the sock inside out, examined the inside, shook it real good like shaking
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Michelle
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, July 30, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Mohammad Metri via Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to
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Michelle
- Jul 9, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, July 9, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to
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Megan Tucker
- Jul 1, 2018
- 8 min
A Vision in Purple
Welcome to the July installment of First Sunday Short Fiction. Please enjoy the story, and remember, if you want to submit a story of your own, you can find instructions on our submissions page. A Vision in Purple by Megan Tucker “Mommy, it hurts!” My eight-year-old sobbed, clutching his wrist. “Oh, sweetheart, I know it does.” I gave him an encouraging smile and continued stroking his hair. “But you’re doing so well.” The curtain secluding us from the rest of the emergency
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Michelle
- Jun 25, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, June 25, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Benjamin Balázs on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to
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Michelle
- Jun 19, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, June 18, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to visit
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Michelle
- Jun 12, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, June 11, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to
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Michelle
- Jun 4, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, June 4, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Jay on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to visit our W
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Michelle Simkins
- Jun 3, 2018
- 4 min
Journey : First Sunday Short Fiction, June 2018
Welcome to the June installment of First Sunday Short Fiction. Please enjoy the story, and remember, if you want to submit a story of your own, you can find instructions on our submissions page. Journey by Michelle Simkins Descending thirteen stone steps, you stand on a gray shore, your senses full of the smell of mud and water. You are looking for answers, and you’ve been told you might find them if you take this journey. It is not dangerous, they say. No one has ever died
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Michelle
- May 28, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, May 28, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Javier Peñas on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to v
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Michelle
- May 21, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, May 21, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Jordy Meow on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to vis
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Michelle
- May 14, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, May 14, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Ian Espinoza on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to v
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Michelle
- May 7, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, May 7, 2018
Welcome to our weekly Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Stefano Pollio on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to
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Michelle Simkins
- May 6, 2018
- 6 min
Fiddler
Welcome to the May installment of First Sunday Short Fiction. Please enjoy the story, and remember, if you want to submit a story of your own, you can find instructions on our submissions page. Fiddler by Michelle Simkins Becky Jo Halstead had a bite of birthday cake halfway to her mouth the first time the traveling fiddler came knocking. He wore a summer-yellow coat, and his eyes sparkled green as grass from under the brim of his fancy hat. When he heard she was the birthda
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Michelle
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
Monday Inspiration, April 30, 2018
Welcome to our weekly(ish) Monday Inspiration post. Every Monday we'll share a writing prompt to help kick start your writing week. Please feel free to pass the prompt along. And if you write a story using our prompt and post it on line, please link to your story in the comments so other readers can enjoy it! Or submit it for our First Sunday Short Fiction feature. And now, here's your writing prompt for the week: Photo by Frank Okay on Unsplash For more prompts, feel free to
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