Workshop opportunities

Vanessa Gebbie, a writer of excellent short stories and flash fictions, and the person who introduced me to flash fiction in the first place, is running some courses which would be well worth attending.

The first will be at the Anam Cara Retreat in Co. Cork, Ireland, for one week from the 28th May. Entitled 'Short Fiction: So Much More Than It Seems…' it promises to be a wonderful week. More information can be found at http://www.anamcararetreat.com/index.php/workshops/68-short-fiction-so-much-more-than-it-seems.

If you can't make that, then she is also running workshops, masterclasses and one-to-one sessions at this year's Winchester Writing Conference. More details at http://www.writersconference.co.uk/.

Automatic Help

If you're looking for an opening sentence, or something to jump-start your brain, then why not visit
Adam Maxwell’s Fiction Lounge and use his Writing Prompts Generator:
http://www.adammaxwell.com/writers-tools/writing-prompts-generator.

Things We Forget....

These wonderful posters are available to buy at http://thingsweforget.blogspot.com/

There are so many sparks and ideas on the posters, I just had to borrow them.

Want it mangled?

The washing is OK but mangling? Is it one of Ian's or Calum's flashes?

One Boy and his Dog

This is Calum's eldest brother John, when he was young. I loved it so much on FB that I wanted to Like it, only to discover I already had previously. What a fab picture.

Arty Wood

What sort of person has a woodpile like this?
Wood (!) they be fun at a party?
What happens if they needed a square shaped log?

Themes

Here are a number of 'themes' which writing sites and magazines have used for particular issues. Try writing a piece based on these:

Cause and Effect
Nature
North
Escape
Identity
Pulp Fiction
epiphany
work
self-esteem
regret
chastity
arrogance
sacrifice
courage
obsession
sanity
obedience
rebirth