by D. Avery @shiftnshake | Sep 27, 2020 | #FFRODEO, Saloon
“Kid, seems like yer fine’ly gittin’ yer acts t’gether, even if ya are repeatin’ some a ‘em.” “Pal, did you know this is the twenty-eighth?” “Yeah, Kid, I know today’s the twenty-eighth of September. Monday. A new show at the Saddle Up!” “No, this is our twenty-eighth...
by explorereikiworld | Sep 8, 2020 | #FFRODEO, #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns, Raw Literature, Tips for Writers
Creative writing is defined as writing fiction or poetry with imagination and contrasts academic writing. As a creative writer, we imagine our character to gallop over the green pastures or drag his feet in the dry brown desert. To be able to take long firm strides...
by Charli Mills | Nov 28, 2019 | #FFRODEO, Flash Fiction Challenge
For those who rode in last month’s 2019 Flash Fiction Rodeo, this is the date you’ve anxiously awaited. I use the adverb with understanding. This past month, I’ve entered my writing in two contests and submitted it to two literary journals. Waiting...
by Charli Mills | Oct 30, 2019 | #FFRODEO, Flash Fiction Collections
It wouldn’t be a Flash Fiction Rodeo without a TUFF contest. The Ultimate Flash Fiction asks writers to write and revise a single story by reducing it to its sparest form and then rewriting it again in 99 words. TUFF goes from 99-59-9-99 words with one story....
by Charli Mills | Oct 24, 2019 | #FFRODEO, Flash Fiction Challenge
With Pepe Le Gume on the prowl at Carrot Ranch, I might regret prompting anything with beans. But beans hold a special place in my heart. I grew up on pinto beans, cowboy beans. A special treat was refried beans. I never had navy bean soup or chili beans or baked...
by Charli Mills | Oct 23, 2019 | #FFRODEO, Flash Fiction Collections
A writer uses many craft elements to tell about something that happens to someone somewhere. When told in three acts, a story has a beginning, middle, and end (BME). Rodeo #3 is all about the mechanics behind storytelling in 99 words. The contest has now ended, but...
