After almost 30 months of no activity on the Jack Spurling front, I have finally got back to work. I downloaded and installed Scrivener, after reading positive reviews here and other places. I haven’t exploited more than 20% of its fe...
Hi everyone, I figured it would be appropriate to introduce myself. I’ve recently started writing seriously for the first time and this is my first time on a writers forum and it’s making me slightly nervous. I’m excited t...
Critiquers By: Dale Angel In my writers Critique group, I’m a presumptuous chicken among eagles. I’ve had my feathers pricked ripped, yanked pulled, plucked and my wings clipped by my peers…but not without good reason. My p...
1) Create your own unique club. What kind of people do you admit to this club? What kind of characteristics make them potential members? Are there any hazing rituals that are performed as an initiation into your club? What is your club call...
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash I know it wasn’t you, but someone’s been going to yard parties and spitting on the other partiers! I know they thought people they knew would not be carriers of Chingona, because why would they? I know...
Today we have another entry received for the Writers Forum 2020 Short Story Contest. There is about a month remaining until the contest deadline. That month will fly by! Be sure to finish your stories and submit them. This might be a good t...
How to Catch a Muskrat By Dale Angel It was a shameless pond, sending seductive invitations by way of a gentle wind pushing wavelets carrying diamonds across the water. Birds flew in and out of the thick brush along the edge. The far end ha...
Today we have reviews of a pair of writing books by Writers Forum member Dave Smith. This is one way that anybody could contribute to Writers Forum. Send us your thoughts on your favorite books that have guided you as a writer. For m...
Today we have another entry received for the Writers Forum 2020 Short Story Contest. Since the contest judges are supposed to be judging the entries without knowing who wrote them, the author’s names will be withheld until after the w...
Pending Wishes by Dale Angel I wish for an Olive tree with fancy blue green leaves that throw filigree shadows so I can walk under it and feel wrapped in a gossamer gown. I wish for a Pomegranate tree with wild tendencies and the appearance...