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September 2022
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'ello reader !
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The End is Nigh...
It has been a full year of me writing and tracking my flash fictions (as of 26 September 2021).
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I have completed 213 flashes by that year mark, with 13 of those flashes written in September 2022 alone. Currently, in the "Write the Story" book, I've finished through prompt 177.
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At this pace, the 200th prompt will be written on 10 December. Mark you calendars now!
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"If you ever read one of my works of fiction and wondered, what was this author thinking? I freely admit to you now: I wasn’t. The better questions is, what was this author wishing?"
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- Natalie Locke, "Be Careful What you Wish for" Episode 175 Twitch Stream - 18 September.
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Submitting Flashes
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Well, if you've ever wondered what I do for fun along with all the flashes I write, I find competitions to submit flashes to.
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This month I sent pieces to my two favorite websites: 4 micro-fictions to Fractured Lit and I participated in a Rhyming Story challenge through NYC Midnight.
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The micro-fictions for Fractured Lit were heavily edited previous flashes I've written from "Write the Story" and NYC Midnight was under the prompt (genre, theme, & emotion) provided to me.
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Video Highlight
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Heather (craft blend) invited me to be on her stream 17 September as part of the "Cookie Civil War Writeathon" Weekend.
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Plenty of videos and writing time, not to mention laughs, for anyone who enjoys watching livestreams after they've aired.
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Link to the Writeathon Playlist, to include fabulous cookie polls in each stream.
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Finding My Voice
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Over time I've learned there is character voice, narrator voice, and even author voice (though I'd argue this is more the authors style).
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I disclosed on Flash Fiction Live that aired 17 September, on Chandra's Channel, that I do voices while reading to my son. As I imitated these voices, Chandra, along with chat, suggested I start recording myself reading public domain stories the way I would read them to my son.
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Check out my TikTok (for other voices I've tried out.
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You can find me between the newsletters on any of my socials.
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