I submitted my 31st consecutive #FuriousFiction on the weekend. As I wrote in this #blogpost, it all started in April 2020, when I wrote my first #ShortStory during the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown. ✍️😷 #writing

Link to the blog post on the Tall And True writers' website: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/furiousfiction-writers-centre-competition

I always have such high hopes for doing #furiousfiction while on holiday. Followed by a crushing bout of cbf-ness

I'm proud to say that another of my short stories made the Australian Writers' Centre's Furious Fiction longlist for July. A couple of points of interest:

1) The story title was initially "Stirrings" until I changed the last sentence on a final edit, ending with Davey's promise to ask Elizabeth out again and "to write a better poem". A light bulb went off in my head, and I retitled it, A Better Poem.

2) The story I submitted to Furious Fiction was missing a word in a key sentence (despite dozens of proofreads AND using the Grammarly app!): "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'd really like to go the Fair with you." Did you spot it? It should be "... I'd really like to go to the Fair with you."

And, of course, I spotted the missing word the next day.

Oh well, I hope you enjoy reading A Better Poem ... and don't find any more missing words! 😁

#writing #shortstories #furiousfiction

Link to my story on the Tall And True writers' website: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/a-better-poem

Woohoo, and thanks, Australian Writers' Centre! I've submitted my 30th consecutive Furious Fiction since my first short story in April 2020. And I had a lot of fun writing this story, drawing on youthful memories for my protagonist! 🙏

#writing #FuriousFiction #ShortStory

Apparently this weekend is Furious Fiction... so time to get derailed and maybe write a flash fiction piece. Let's check it out! https://twitch.tv/telinartho
#WritingCommunity #TwitchAuthors #FuriousFiction #CampNanoWriMo

My short story didn't get showcased or longlisted for the #AustralianWritersCentre's June 2023 #FuriousFiction #writing challenge. But I still enjoyed writing it, and I've shared the story on the Tall And True writers' website. Hope you enjoy reading it, too! 😴🚀

#ShortStory #ShortStories

Link to story on the Tall And True website: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/my-dreams

Tada, after delays due to other writing (and family and life commitments!), I've released a new episode of my Tall And True Short Reads storytelling podcast, Writing True Sentences, the story behind my October 2021 Furious Fiction entry.

The episode is currently available via #Acast (link below) and on #YouTube and will appear on #ApplePodcasts and other popular podcasting apps overnight. ✍️🎙️

#storytelling #podcast #writing #shortstory #furiousfiction

Link to the podcast episode on Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/tall-and-true-short-reads/writing-true-sentences

Can I say a big THANKS, #AustralianWritersCentre, for #FuriousFiction June? Whether it's showcased, longlisted or not, I loved conceiving, writing and editing my #ShortStory for this month's challenge. Yes, even editing it!❤️

#Writers #Writing #ShortStories

I've shared my entry for last month's #FuriousFiction on the Tall And True writers' website, Past Demons:

Dylan woke with jackhammers pounding in his head and a tongue so furry it felt like it needed waxing. "Last time," he croaked, rolling onto his back and resolving to quit drinking again or, at least, to stop bingeing. He stared up at the low ceiling of his studio apartment and replayed the office drinks.

#writers #writing #ShortStories

Link to the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/past-demons

Tada, tada! I've entered my #ShortStory for the #AustralianWritersCentre's May #FuriousFiction, with a last-minute edit of one word before I clicked Submit! 🙄

#writing #editing #ShortStories

I could submit my #FuriousFiction entry for the #AustralianWritersCentre's May challenge. But I'll hold off until after I've taken my dog for a walk and had a final proofread. Hope you're having similar success with your short stories! 🤞

#shortstory #writing

Link to the Furious Fiction page on the Writers' Centre website: https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

Busy weekend of #writing and #podcasting. I've written my #FuriousFiction #shortstory (still editing), narrated the next episode of Tall And True Short Reads, and I hope to share a #blogpost on the Tall And True writers' website about April's #30Words30Days challenge. Oh, and I squeezed in a 4-guess win for today's #Wordle! Phew! 😊

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Tada, I've just written my first draft for this weekend's #FuriousFiction run by the #AustralianWritersCentre! Of course, it needs an edit (as always!). But when I wrote the last sentence, I felt that tingle up my spine that tells me I have my #ShortStory! :😊:

https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

Woohoo, 30 minutes until this weekend's #FuriousFiction. Big THANKS, as always, #AustralianWritersCentre! :Folded hands:

#writing #shortstories

Link to Furious Fiction page on the Writers' Centre website: https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

Tada, I've shared my April 2023 #AustralianWritersCentre #FuriousFiction showcased short story on the Tall And True writer's website. Hope you enjoy Family Reflections! 🪞

#writing #fiction #ShortStories

Link to the story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/family-reflections

Tada, my umpteenth (I've lost count, and it's too late at night to work it out!) consecutive entry to the #AustralianWritersCentre's #FuriousFiction writing challenge since April 2020, is submitted. And despite having very little time to write it due to DIY-dad duties this weekend, I LOVED this story! :Red heart:

#Writing #ShortStories

Tada, Episode 71 of my Tall And True Short Reads podcast, Decisions. A #ShortStory I wrote for #FuriousFiction March. Enjoy! :Scales:

#storytelling #podcasts #acast #ApplePodcasts #spotify #youtube

Link to the podcast episode on Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/tall-and-true-short-reads/decisions

Woohoo, I've just checked the #AustralianWritersCentre website, and the next #FuriousFiction challenge goes live this Friday, 7 April 2023, at 5 PM.

I have fond memories of my first #ShortStory entry from April 2020, A Song on the Radio. ❤️📻

#writers #writing #ShortStories

Link to Furious Fiction page on the Writers' Centre website:
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

Link to my short story on the Tall And True writers' website:
https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/a-song-on-the-radio

Decisions was my entry for the #AustralianWritersCentre's March #FuriousFiction. It wasn't selected for their website showcase or long-listed, but I enjoyed writing this short story. And hope you enjoy reading it, too! 🙂

#Writing #ShortStories

https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/decisions

Thoroughly enjoyed the weekend's #FuriousFiction. This was my #ShortStory from last March's competition, which had to include a character that commits a crime. And it was my first long-listed entry! 😊

#writing #ShortStories

Link to short story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/stuck-in-time