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Autumn gazing out a window. Blue wall and greenery outside. Calm expression with natural light.

Finding a Writing Life Through Competition

I dropped the onesie I was folding when the ad popped up. Microfiction. Two hundred and fifty words. Two days to write. Prompts. A writing competition? How strange, how thrilling, how intimidating!

Amber Byers

Dec 15, 20255 min read

the top half of an intricate ancient key broken in half on a wood floor in front of a tall grandfather clock

Now close your eyes and say good night; I’ll close the door real tight.

The keeper of the keys of time had watched over the kingdom longer than time itself. He walked the lands at night, checking every door. What

Amber Byers

Mar 30, 20251 min read

Creating a Compelling, Award-Winning Story in the Flash Fiction Context: An Alternative to NaNoWriMo

As November approaches, many writers are gearing up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an international writing event in which wr

Amber Byers

Oct 31, 20225 min read