I have started several blogs over the past few years and none of them have lasted past a few posts. This one will be different. I have a goal. I am going to write SEVEN short stories in ONE week and post them onto this blog. They do not have to be brilliant or written especially well. They simply have to be written and posted. In order to keep myself from being too much of a perfectionist, I plan to allow myself no more than THIRTY minutes to write each story. I will begin each each story by posting a "prompt", which is what I will use to brainstorm ideas for the story. The prompt may be a list of characters, a set of photos, or even a passage from another book. It will also include a genre for the story. This will give the story a rough framework from the beginning so that the half hour I have to write is not taken up with hashing out ideas. It will also give other people a chance to join me in my challenge.
To everyone who happens upon this blog: Take this as a challenge. We have so many stories thrown at us each day, I challenge you to use your imagination to create your own. Use the prompts I come up with or come up with your own. It would be pretty cool to see the different stories people pull from the same place. So, feel free to browse, comment, post your own stories, etc. I would really appreciate your input. Most of all: I hope you enjoy reading these HALF HOUR STORIES!
