FICTION WRITING CHALLENGE

Story of my Heart Pure Fiction Challenge! (Prizes For 3 Writers)

Here’s your personal invitation to the first Pure Fiction challenge of 2022 (deadline: Feb 28th at 11:59pm PST)

Join our first Pure Fiction writer’s challenge!

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Here’s the breakdown:

First: Pick your favorite piece of personal fiction that has been written within the past year.

It can be in the form of a short story, long story (including excerpts from a book), poem, song or fairy tale.

We’re open-minded.

I know it can be hard to choose, but there can only be one entry per person. (*Editors are not eligible)

This is editor JA Vassili’s favorite fiction:

This is editor KL Simmons’ favorite fiction:

Then: Write a story telling us why you are proud of this piece; what makes it special to you? What was your experience writing it?

• ***Include the link to your favorite personal fiction in your story.***
• **In the subtitle include, “Story Of My HeArt Pure Fiction Challenge”**
• *Tag JA Vassili and KL Simmons so that BOTH of us are sure to SEE your submission.*
• Follow our publication and tag Pure Fiction to qualify your story for a prize.

Here’s an example by JA Vassili:

Here’s another example by KL Simmons:

Adhering to the above 4 bullet points is how you “officially” enter the challenge.

Confirmation will be a response from one, if not both, of us.

You can write a fictional, or nonfictional account of your experience in creating your chosen piece.

There is lots of room for creativity in this challenge!

We want to help encourage those experienced with writing fiction, as well as those who are writing fiction for the first time, to have more fun in the process.

This challenge is open to every level of writing!

If you’d like help with ideas or want some input or guidance, simply tell us so in the response section or send us a private note.

We’re happy to help.

So much so that we’ve decided to give a $20 Amazon gift card to:

3 writers who share their most creative story and tell us about their artistic process in a colorful way.

Here are a few comments from fiction writers who recently gave a peek into their creative process in response to the following story:

Rhiannon Hopkins- I write about writing, books, life and strange ruminations that occur around 4.am , heavily disguised so they appear to make sense.

My creative process involves a lot of day dreaming, thinking at a deep level where I have no idea what it is I am thinking of until it rises to the surface and then total immersion in the world of the story. Once established I can step into that world as soon as I sit down to write and can live there for hours at a stretch. Even the gnarly bits where the story doesn’t work or I’m at a loss for the next thing, or the whole plot becomes a cat’s cradle I have to unpick slowly, I love it..

MN- Create, Compose traversing subject and medium. To new beginnings, journeys, destinations and the wonderful beings we meet along the way!

Since I was new to writing I took a course on writing Non-Fiction, mostly because of the similarities to fiction, AND I want to write believable fiction when not fairy tale (Long Form). I have more than one influence since sometimes like in your example, it is based on non-fiction to some degree. Mostly for me, Once I begin and I am happy with my characters. In a way they are helping me to write their story, they pull me in as another reader (who types). This makes it fun for me, and a bit risky when you consider James Patterson’s Master class of roughing all out BEFORE starting.

Vincent Kühl- Best Selling Author in the category of Nothing. Short stories, thoughts and, poems. Ko-fi.com/vincentkoehl23

In my creative process, I sit back and watch the show play out in my head like a movie and then write down what happened. Some may call this insane process “thinking,” but I promise it’s much more than that. It is most certainly fun for me, and when it isn’t, I have to take a break until my brain walks my legs back to the computer.

Pam Reeder- Stifled wordsmith re-embracing my creativity. I like to write stories that tap into raw human emotions.

For me, it is like watching a movie in my head that I can back up and edit, or fast forward and rewind. Also like a lucid dream.

If you’ve ever had a verbal spat with someone before and you keep running it through your mind and changing it up with different responses — — fiction writing is sort of like that.

I find it easiest when I follow the story through a particular character’s POV. I become that character and live the story through them.

Also, think of it like you’re telling someone about a movie you watched. And think about what character’s were thinking or feeling.

Thank you to everyone who responded!

F. Leonora Solomon, Misty Rae, Gianni Bawn, Jack Nanuq, Byron George, Julia Marsiglio, Scott Younkin, A. T. Steel, J B Ferguson, Lisa’s Desk Chat

Whatever your story is, please share.

We care.

Thank you to all who have supported Pure Fiction so far!

Amanda Gravely Andy Mackk Caitlin Samminga Ellie Brooke Lawson Wallace Alan Asnen Gerald Washington Tess Obenauf Warren Patterson Auden Wright

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