A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #7— It’s flash fiction! Three different stories inspired by one picture. This round: tree boots (they’ll take you anywhere!). www.robinlythgoe.com

A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #7 (Starry-Eyed)

A Drift of Quills are at it again, writing like maniacs. It’s time again for our Fiction Shots! In case you’re just joining us, we take turns choosing a picture for inspiration, then each of us writes our own stories based on that image. Where do you think we will take you with a little… footwear?

A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #6— It’s flash fiction! Three different stories inspired by one picture. This round: a standing stone and the approach of magical twilight…

A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #6 (The Judgment Stone)

It’s the first Friday in August (already!) and A Drift of Quills is back with another round of Fiction Shots. This is—without question—our favorite kind of post to write. In case you’re just joining us, we take turns choosing a picture for inspiration, then each write our own stories based on that image. Oh, my goodness, fun! It’s amazing what different stories one picture can prompt.

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A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #2 (Little Girl, Big City)

Are you ready for Fiction Shots #2? Giddyup! A Drift of Quills are writing again—It’s a flash of fiction! Three different stories inspired by one picture. The catalyst for these stories comes from the whimsical “Non Lo So,” by Zhiyong Li on Artstation. It tickled our fancies, for sure! Pour yourselves a nice cool glass of lemonade (or a delightfully warm cup of hot cocoa, depending on the hemisphere), and see where our imaginations have travelled… Fiction Shots #2 Flash #1: Opposite Tricks By Robin Lythgoe   When Toady says they’re to paint the Widow Grayling’s house, Akasha stares along […]

We’ve put our heads together and come up with a flash of inspiration. Fiction! One picture, three authors. Writing to a random theme is challenging. So is keeping the tale to a particular word count…

A Drift of Quills: Flash! (Department of Stories)

We’ve put our heads together and come up with a flash of inspiration. Fiction! One picture, three authors. Writing to a random theme is challenging. So is keeping the tale to a particular word count…

A Drift of Quills: Picture This (#4)

It’s time to “Picture This!” Every first Friday of the month, A Drift of Quills gets together to chat about reading and/or writing. Writers often collect images to help them envision people, places, and things as they write. For this feature we’re sharing pictures and snippets about one of our works, giving you a sneak peek into our worlds!

Five Good Things

Ready for some great stuff? Me, too! I loved my vacation, but getting back to the Real World has been something of a challenge. I’m trying to organize my time better (like using rigid iron braces to keep myself from falling down the wonderful rabbit hole that is Pinterest)—and take advantage of some non-Pinterest inspiration. It is awesome that so much information is available to us, and that so many people are willing to share their knowledge and experience. Hurrah for a worldwide community! Here are some great recent finds in the Blog World: For Readers Everywhere! https://freeditorial.com FREEDITORIAL is […]