It’s that time again! Time for the annual super short (50 precious words) kidlit story contest! This contest, run by Vivian Kirkfield, is a great opportunity to stretch your writing muscles. Writing a whole story with only 50 words is quite a challenge. This year I had wolves on the mind. This story came fromContinue reading “Wolf Song: a #50PreciousWords Story”
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50Precious Words for 2024: Fairy Garden
This month began with another 50 Precious Words entry! Cutting words is always a challenge for me. I have such a hard time letting go! But narrowing down a story to only 50 words? Whew. Tough stuff. Anyway, this year I’d been reading over one of my faves: A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES and IContinue reading “50Precious Words for 2024: Fairy Garden”
50PreciousWords 2023: To Catch a Falling Star
ay I posted my short story for #50PreciousWords. It’s such a great exercise for me – I’m terrible with wordiness. Cutting down words to the bare minimum is always a challenge. And, as it so often does, it ended up with me shifting to poetry. The spaceship was there in my head. Perhaps because weContinue reading “50PreciousWords 2023: To Catch a Falling Star”