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The Birthday – Flash Fiction

September 20, 2014 by Deina 3 Comments

the-birthday

This was written for a contest and rejected. The prompts were to use the words love, oxidation, and alphabet. I edited a few words here and there this time around, so it’s not the exact same entry.

So here it is, because I’m not letting this wine-fueled writing go to complete waste. Hopefully you enjoy it more than the judges did. Sorry, I’m a grump. :/

Filed Under: Flash Fiction, Writing Tagged With: birthday, dark fiction, flash fiction, paranormal fiction, succubus, womanhood, writing

“Dysmorphia”: A New Short Story Collection

September 9, 2014 by Deina 1 Comment

dysmorphia-featured

Hi guys! I announced this on Twitter earlier today but I want to let everyone know here as well: I’ve released a new collection of 10 short stories. In this collection, I examined the many potential manifestations of the word “dysmorphia.” I was inclusive of many different mental illnesses as well as disabilities and gender identity. […]

Filed Under: Dysmorphia, General updates, Self-Publishing, Short Stories Tagged With: ebooks, fiction, flash fiction, new releases, short stories, short story, updates, writing, writing short stories

Calling all horror fans!

August 18, 2014 by Deina 1 Comment

Murder Horror Flash Fiction featured

If you’re into Halloween like so many people I know, then you love horror stories. Stories about ghosts, zombies, murder, mystery, and possibly mayhem.

Now wouldn’t it be awesome to read a collection of short stories meant to thrill you, scare you, and probably make you laugh a little, too?

I thought so.

Filed Under: Flash Fiction, Self-Publishing Tagged With: ebooks, fiction, flash fiction, new releases, short stories, short story, updates, writing, writing short stories

Murder: Horror Flash Fiction Stories

June 29, 2014 by Deina 2 Comments

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Just a quick update on a recent project! The awesome Mary Papas put together a flash fiction contest a while back, and I entered two stories. One got first place! The other is now featured in this anthology, along with other fantastic authors Adam Ickes, Luke McEwen, Marc Nash, and Samantha Bacchus. You can find this […]

Filed Under: Flash Fiction, General updates, Short Stories, Writing Tagged With: ebooks, fiction, flash fiction, new releases, short stories, short story, updates, writing, writing short stories

Writing Strong Characters

May 21, 2014 by Deina 11 Comments

character development cat

Photo courtesy of: http://www.rodneydodig.com/ As a follow-up to last week’s post about writing short stories, I was encouraged by a few of my Twitter followers to compose a guide on how to go about writing strong characters. It makes perfect sense–you write a solid story with careful planning, so of course you want strong characters to inhabit […]

Filed Under: Character Development, Writing, Writing Tips Tagged With: character development, character development for writers, how to write strong characters, how to write strong female characters, making believable characters, making good characters, making strong characters, writing, writing strong characters, writing strong female characters, writing tips

Writing Short Stories

May 10, 2014 by Deina 10 Comments

writing short stories from scratch

A great example of how powerful a short story can be. There’s a debate on whether or not this flash fiction is actually attributable to Hemingway, but the point still stands. Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve updated my blog… I guess, as some of you know, I’ve been busy writing short stories and putting final […]

Filed Under: Editing, Self-Publishing, Short Stories, Writing, Writing Tips Tagged With: author, editing a short story, editing short stories, editing tips, editing your own story, how to write a short story, making short stories, planning a short story, planning short stories, plotting a short story, plotting short stories, short story, short story map, short story narrative, writing, writing a short story, writing short stories, writing tips

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