500-word challenge
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Through The Glass
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by Gwen AngstromThe next challenge, write up to 500 words around the theme: SPEED. Closes midnight, 1 May 2012 AWST (GMT+8) More>
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More for ‘Isabella’ Fans
In response to popular demand, the prolific Mark Cunningham has graciously provided Waxings with Part Four of his gripping vampire series, Isabella. If you haven’t yet sampled Isabella’s Intro or Parts Two and Three, I recommend you cast your eyes in their direction. … Continue reading
First Winner, 500-Word Challenge
Congratulations to Robin Rhyner – the first winner of the Waxings 500-word challenge with the superbly written and heart-wrenching ‘Not Christmas Lights’. Robin, a copy of The Art of the Short Story, by Dana Gioia and RS Gwynn, will soon be winging … Continue reading
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Dare to Write Once
To edit or not to edit. Or maybe to edit a little bit. These are the questions. My great weakness as a writer – well, one of them – is that I can not abide the slings and arrows of … Continue reading
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Tip-Toeing Through Technology
A good friend of mine can write in bed with a pencil and a notebook, channelling humour and originality via the old-school scratching of lead on paper. Another has written extraordinary prose on the tiny keyboard of a Blackberry, in … Continue reading
Let’s Party Like It’s 2011
You know the feeling. The cheery invitations sent. The giddy anticipation. Then, a moment of uncertainty: “What if nobody comes?” If you’re a bit on the dramatic side – I’m assuming, not being prone to such indulgence myself – a … Continue reading
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All I Want for Christmas…
Attention loved ones: what I really want for Christmas, or any other gift-giving occasion, is – a book voucher (assuming the Greek writing holiday is off the table). Some people turn up their noses at vouchers, thinking they reflect a … Continue reading
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Introducing the 500-word Challenge
Daunted by the prospect of writing something substantial? Is your current writing project stalled for lack of inspiration? Maybe you’re just looking for some light diversion? Well, here’s the answer to any and all of the above – the Waxings … Continue reading
How to Score 100 Books
Each morning, after the multi-stage marathon that is feeding my children breakfast, I grab my first, and most desperately needed, cup of tea and stumble, bleary-eyed, to the computer to check what the rest of the world is up to. Usually, … Continue reading
The Lure of Open Windows
I’ve never been one for planning. Not when I’m off duty. In strategic games like chess or Scrabble, I rarely think beyond the next move or two; in life generally, I’m much the same. I may have a hazy idea … Continue reading
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