Category Archives: Writing Challenges

Angry and Broken

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

Once upon a time I used to write a whole lot more than I do now and really enjoyed the challenge presented to me through other people’s writing prompts. Indigo Spider used to host Sunday Picture Press and would provide … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo No No List

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

As a twice winner of NaNoWriMo you would think that I would be getting better at this writing 50K words in a month thing. Okay, so it was me who thought I was getting good at it. Turns out this time … Continue reading →

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River of Stones

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

Patti Jarrett over at A New Day Dawns has been participating in A River of Stones January 2012. This is where people are encouraged to: 1. Notice something properly every day during January. 2. Write it down. I decided to jump … Continue reading →

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A Fun Game in Your Head – Part 2

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

As promised the second part of this game devised by Ozlem Yikici appears below. For this part she instructed us to take our character profiles and email them to one of the other writers as we had been assigned. We … Continue reading →

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A Fun Game In Your Head – Part 1

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

About a month ago Ozlem Yikici came up with a theory about writing and posted a challenge on her page. I agreed to take part in this challenge to see if it confirmed her theory. Here was the first challenge: … Continue reading →

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October already?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

This week has been fabulous for me. I participated in voice week and have to say that the quality of writing produced by the other writers was amazing. It was a fabulous experience for me and I am so glad … Continue reading →

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September Writing Challenge – Back to school is cool or maybe not…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

August is over. What does that mean? Out with the old writing challenge and in with a new one. Last month, I asked writers to answer, ‘Where did I come from?’ in the form of a creations story. Ozlem Yikici … Continue reading →

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Where did I come from? Flash Fiction Challenge

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

Thanks to everyone who sent messages of support over the past week. My father in law is home now and taking it easy. Hopefully once we get my mother in law’s treatments done with, everyone will be on the mend … Continue reading →

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Twisted Freedom Flash Fiction Challenge

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

Summer has arrived! Well at least the calendar says it has anyway. For the past two weeks the Flash Fiction Challenge theme on my blog has been Summer Solstice. Ozlem Yikici rose to the challenge and presented the prologue and … Continue reading →

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Shadows Sunday – Flash Fiction Challenge

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Billie Jo Schinnerer

This is just a reminder that there is still another week left to participate in this flash fiction challenge. The theme is shadows. Your story can be up to 1000 words and be written in any genre you wish but must … Continue reading →

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