So You Like to Write?
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
Eugene, Oregon
May 10, 2024 12:17pm CST
I suppose we all do, some more than others, since here we are on myLot. I have mentioned before that I write poetry and submit a lot more than ever gets published, but what the heck, it keeps my brain working a lot and I enjoy it.
BUT, did you ever hear of Creative non-Fiction, or Flash Fiction. I don't want to write descriptions of those sun-genres here, but IF you like to write and maybe even get paid sometimes, there are hundreds of places to send little 100-300 word efforts out there. Look up the definitions.
There is even one I read that is one word, "Ha!" after a very long title and it is very funny, but I'd better not post a link here since it could be offensive to some It's about a woman breaking up with her boyfriend and the title sets it up so well.
Anyway, Write On and have fun here or elsewhere.
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@celticeagle (166671)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
I've never been one for writing poems but I do enjoy reading them. I used to write articles/blogs for a site and made quite a bit but then they changed things all around and I had to quit. It was fun because you could write on many topics. I have heard of flash fiction but never really understood what it was. Sounds like you have a lot of fun finding and writing poems.
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@TheHorse (218464)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
@JamesHxstatic I just wrote what I saw.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50179)
• United States
10 May
One of my favorite poems consists of only three words.
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@TheHorse (218464)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 May
@Tampa_girl7 A reasonable question. My favorite sad short story is also quite brief:
For sale.
Baby shoes.
Never worn.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 May
Nor mine, but I am giving a lot of thought to Creative no-Fiction.
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@TheHorse (218464)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
@JamesHxstatic I wonder if I should get involved. I have many short stories and poems that I never published. Do some people still read? We live in the "era of Trump."
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 May
It is a very big deal. Many sites and print journals publish all those things I mentioned.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 May
Oh Judy, there is a whole world of them. See submittable . com (no spaces)
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@JudyEv (339431)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May
@JamesHxstatic I got your message thanks and replied but I can't see the 'send' button. It's off the end of the page and I don't know how to make it appear. But thanks very much and I trust you'll see this. The link works so I'll check it out more fully soon.
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@kaylachan (69228)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May
When the mood strikes, I might write fan fiction, but I'll admit I haven't written in a while.
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@2ndchances24 (8782)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
27 May
I think I have read that 1 awhile back, & come to think about it if it's
the 1 I'm thinking about, she gets him REALLY GOOD I loved it.
