Prompt: Love, romance. Word count: 250. Not the easiest of prompts, but my volunteer did pull them from a hat so what more can I ask? Ever wonder what happened after the cowboy saved his damsel and rode off into the sunset? After The Sunset The night’s activities couldn’t have gone more wrong. John helpedContinue reading “Valentine Flash Fiction #1: After The Sunset”
Author Archives: Lissa
What’s Happened Here?
Valentine’s Day has taken over the blog! Whether you’re single, anti-Valentine’s Day or taken, enjoy the new temporary layout. I was planning on posting some flash fiction inspired by romance every day during the lead up to the most commercialised ‘holiday’-that-isn’t-a-holiday but my grandfather’s untimely death coupled with an international move has forced me toContinue reading “What’s Happened Here?”
Just Popping In
I’ve not been sure whether or not I should post something so personal on my writing blog, but I’ve decided that I’m going to because it explains why I’m not online very much lately. I’ve been absent from my usual haunts, popping on once or twice a day to say something if I need toContinue reading “Just Popping In”
Writing Rules For Rule Breakers
Today I read a fantastic article over at Writer Unboxed called A Singularly Unpopular View of Adverbs by Keith Cronan. In it, Cronan details how some writing preferences have appeared to become rules without fully being comprehended, which sends authors off doing things to their prose they shouldn’t be doing. Here are some great excerpts: We’ve been taughtContinue reading “Writing Rules For Rule Breakers”
Do You Know An Amazon Bestseller?
Well, if you didn’t before, you do now! My short story collection, Storm Front, is currently on Amazon’s top 100 bestseller’s list for fantasy short stories.
Lissa Bilyk 