Ficlets

I’ve been writing ficlets for well over one year now, and I don’t see myself stopping any time soon… Why do I write them? The creative possibilities of a ficlet are truly limitless, and it’s a fun and cool way to simply ask the question “what if…”

What if a giant queen spider-monkey attacked Los Angeles? What if Jerry Lewis discovered the fountain of youth? What if Abraham Lincoln hadn’t been assassinated?

I find these “what if” questions popping into my head all of the time, and ficlets is a great place to explore them, have fun with them, and turn them into something I can share with the other writers here. When someone sequels a “what if” inspired ficlet, I never cease to be amazed at the variety of directions it can flow…

Stick around and write with me. This ficlets thing is headed places, and it’s a lot of fun to go along for the ride.

Special thanks to my inspiring ficleteer friends for their writing tips and encouragement – too many names to mention a complete list so I’ll just say “thanks!”

Update: I’m writing a book – it’s actually moving along quite well, and I hope to hit the halfway mark in the near future. More details later…

Note: Please feel free to sequel anything I have written here – I love reading sequels / prequels, etc. They are at the heart of what makes ficlets so cool.

Some URLS:

Brenda Washington’s Web site:
https://www.brendawashington.net/

Brenda works down the hall from me, and her first book, “Monica and the Morning After” is a page-turning story about the victims of a violent attack and how it changed their lives.

Author C. Dean Andersson (aka Asa Drake)
http://www.cdeanandersson.com/
My favorite fantasy author’s web site.

It was actually the Boris Vallejo book cover artwork that drew me to C. Dean Andersson’s writing. A must see – check it out here:

www.imaginistix.com

Creative Writing Prompts
www.creativewritingprompts.com

Google Book Search
www.books.google.com

Think Baby Names
www.thinkbabynames.com
A decade-by-decade breakdown (starting with 1900) of the top 100 names for both genders.

Constant-Content
www.constant-content.com
Write about any topic, name your price and place it on this site.

Script-o-rama
www.script-o-rama.com
Free scripts for almost any movie and TV show.

Robert Silverberg
http://www.owmyhead.com/silverberg
/oldsite/silvhome.htm