Comments on: My fourth attempt at the 24-hour short story contest http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2008/09/my-fourth-attempt-at-the-24-hour-short-story-contest/ One girl, one dream ... and a whole lot of procrastination Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:24:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Will another 24-hour short story get written? http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2008/09/my-fourth-attempt-at-the-24-hour-short-story-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Will another 24-hour short story get written? Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:30:45 +0000 http://becomingafictionwriter.com/?p=149#comment-1527 [...] time I seem to get just a little bit better at turning out a half-decent short story within a day; last time I wrote a story that I still actually like, a few months [...] [...] time I seem to get just a little bit better at turning out a half-decent short story within a day; last time I wrote a story that I still actually like, a few months [...]

]]> By: del lobo http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2008/09/my-fourth-attempt-at-the-24-hour-short-story-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 del lobo Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:13:33 +0000 http://becomingafictionwriter.com/?p=149#comment-1425 Thanks for the blog. I came across it while looking up info for the 24 hr writing contest. It was advertised in the contest calender I got last year but I had never attempted it. Hopefully, in 2009, I shall attempt it at least once and who knows, perhaps more than once. Your tips are gracious and generous. Thank you. Del Thanks for the blog. I came across it while looking up info for the 24 hr writing contest. It was advertised in the contest calender I got last year but I had never attempted it. Hopefully, in 2009, I shall attempt it at least once and who knows, perhaps more than once. Your tips are gracious and generous. Thank you.

Del

]]> By: Surprising myself with a short story for the Christmas season http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2008/09/my-fourth-attempt-at-the-24-hour-short-story-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Surprising myself with a short story for the Christmas season Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:30:48 +0000 http://becomingafictionwriter.com/?p=149#comment-638 [...] it changed. About half way through I suddenly remembered the advice I’d used in the last 24-hour short story contest: to lead the plot towards a twist, and then suddenly twist again in the other direction! And I [...] [...] it changed. About half way through I suddenly remembered the advice I’d used in the last 24-hour short story contest: to lead the plot towards a twist, and then suddenly twist again in the other direction! And I [...]

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