By Milli Thornton I’m thrilled to announce that two of my blogging friends—Patrick Ross of The Artist’s Road and Julia Munroe Martin of wordsxo—recently honored the FoW blog with a blogger award or mention. From Patrick, who received The Stylish Blogger Award from one of his blogging friends, we were chosen to be on his…
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Mango Man
Short story by guest blogger Tricia Sutton The bluebird of happiness landed on my shoulder. A tree squirrel dropped a walnut in my outstretched hand. A harp played, and the trees parted for the heavenly ray of light to shine down upon him as he sat wild-eyed, feasting, mango juice dripping from his goatee. I…
New Writing Prompt: Sparkling Beasts & Glimmering Gods
By Milli Thornton THE PHILOSOPHER’S APPRENTICE, a novel by James Morrow, caused me to laugh on almost every page, ponder like a philosopher, and visualize parts of the book coming to life as a movie. It also caused me to have a writing prompt moment. That’s when I notice something that begs to be made…
10 Tips for Using the Fertile Material Writing Prompts
By Milli Thornton HAVE YOU EVER stared at a writing prompt—or a story idea you’ve jotted in a notebook—desperately wondering how to cure your Blank Mind Syndrome and actually write something? Solution: As long as you actually make use of them, the ten tips below are guaranteed to spark you into writing mode. You don’t…
Attention, Writers! Press Release from Bev Walton-Porter, author of Sun Signs for Writers
Beginning March 21: guest blogger and Fear of Writing author Milli Thornton to post monthly writing prompts based on your zodiac sign! Used with permission from Bev Walton-Porter I’M PLEASED AND excited to announce a monthly collaboration with my friend and author colleague, Milli Thornton, beginning March 21, 2009! Recurring monthly, Milli Thornton, author of…
Rearing the Inner Brat
A short story by Milli Thornton ~~~~ Based on the Fertile Material writing prompt “Rearing the Inner Child.” To write stories online using this and other FM prompts, join the mailing list for the Fertile Material Chat. It’s free and it’s fun! Closet writers welcome. ~~~~~ MY NAME IS Albert Havana Mugsworth, but you can…
