Short Stories
I participate in a couple of writing contests each year. I love to do them because not only is it a break from writing my novels, but I feel like working on these keeps me and my muse sharp!
One of my favorites to write for is The First Line. The First Line is a great contest, and it’s free to enter. They have four prompts throughout the year. Stories are due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. The stories should be between 300-3000 words.
I also try to participate in the Writer’s Digest Your Story contest. The Your Story contest takes place every other month. Between keeping up with The First Line, NaNoWriMo and my own novel writing, I usually forget to do the Your Story ones.
Here are some of the stories I have submitted recently…I hope you enjoy reading them!