Any one who has gumption knows what it is, and any one who hasn’t can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it.

– Lucy Maud Montgomery

“I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.”  – Lloyd Alexander

“I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Contest Details: In this contest, submit your best stories that communicate lessons and wisdom about living to the rest of us. Entries can draw from your life experiences, or those of someone close to you.Submissions can be in any genre and in any form of expression that is possible using the PNN site. For example, entries can be in the form of a short story, poem, photos, videos or a mix of all of them.

via Battle of the PNNers. $100 Writing C….

“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader. Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.”

E.L. Doctorow

via Oh Pretty Prose.

Vampire Explored. – Peeking at the world of supernaturals.

Great site for paranormal, urban/ dark fantasy writers.

‘It seems to me that anyone whose library consists of a Kindle lying on a table is some sort of bloodless nerd.’ – Penelope Lively

‘It is perfectly okay to write garbage–as long as you edit brilliantly.’ – C J Cherryh

Webinar | QuinnCreative. – Free webinar for Raw Art Journaling, October 20th.

Create and develop your own original stories or contribute to existing stories.

via Protagonize: collaborative story & creative fiction writing community.