I love NYCMidnight writing contests, but they're not always quick with the promised critiques. Just got one in the mail concerning my entry in the Short Story contest heat in September. I had 1000 words to write a romantic comedy that took place at least partly in an ambulance and that involved an onion ring. [...]
Read MoreRemember the NYCMidnight Microstories competition? Of the top 25 chosen in my group, two of them are mine. And they're open for voting! So I'm shamelessly asking for your votes. Head to http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/FFMC/Groups/6.htm, click on the link and vote for my stories (if you feel they're worth it). My two finalists were: Even as she killed [...]
Read MoreNYCMidnight, home of zillions of different writing contests, is having some quickies. Micro Challenges, 100-character-including-spaces stories which must include a provided word. I can see their point. I've written and read Twitter-length 140-character stories before, and frankly some of them are too tedious to get through. I mean, by the 120th character you're just ready [...]
Read MoreSo I entered NYCMidnight's Screenplay Writing Contest, because I am a fool, and in the first round my group received the following assignment: Drama, Courage, A Dishwasher. Ooookay. Here's what I entered. Results of the first round came back this week and I was one of the 5 in my group that's moving to round [...]
Read MoreSo the final round came along and the remaining writers were given our word. And it was an appropriate one, since I had forgotten it was coming that night and was out at a concert when I checked my mail and read, "SURPRISE"! So, sitting in a bar while two guys played excellent acoustic guitar [...]
Read MoreSo the first round of stories for this year's Tweet Me a Story contest from NYCMidnight are in, and in my group, 2 of the 3 I submitted are in the voting for top 25. The Tweet Me a Story contest provides each group of writers with a word, which they must use in a [...]
Read MoreOnce again it's time for "Tweet Me a Story," the writing contest hosted by NYCMidnight that asks writers to submit up to 3 stories per round, all containing a specific word, all under 140 characters (including spaces). The first round was last night, and my group's word was: nothing. And yes, submitting a blank story [...]
Read MorePosted a new entry — I know! — over at my 24/7 blog on collecting autographs through the mail, with examples. I was inspired after receiving a Stephen Colbert autograph, a mere 23 months after I sent in my request. Never give up, autograph hunters! Never surrender! Which is kinda ironic because I had given [...]
Read MoreLast night, the word for the final round of NYCMidnight's "Tweet Me a Story" contest was provided: BELOW. Here are my entries, all 140 characters or less (titles added afterward for fun): Keeping Your Spirits Up "Still below the weather, hon?" "Much better now." "The nap helped?" "No, finding the poison you used on me [...]
Read MoreToday is the last day to vote for the "Tweet Me a Story" first-round finalists, of which I are one. Actually, I are two. Recap: NYCMidnight's "Tweet Me a Story" gives contestants 5 hours to write a story of 140 characters or less which must include a supplied word. My word was BETTER. Entrants could [...]
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