In Today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* The Bradbury Challenge Report
* The Collector
* I’m Not Completely Gone
* A New Short Story
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“Never give up on something you can’t go a day without thinking about.” Jenn Windrow
The Bradbury Challenge Report
Participating in any challenge is a great way to have fun and grow as a writer.
The requirement is to write at least one short story per week, then let me know the title, word count, and genre per the format below. During the past week, the following writers wrote these new stories:
- Erin Donoho “Appointment in the Greasy Spoon” 1587 General Fiction
- Erin Donoho “Halloween Hide-and-Seek” 2500 YA contemporary
- Vanessa V. Kilmer “Eleven22” 3003 Syfy Murder Mystery
- Christopher Ridge “The Meat Grinder Massacre” 1326 horror
- KC Riggs “Old Enemies” 1890 General Fiction
- Dave Taylor “Walter’s New Bench“ 2068 Paranormal
Congratulations to all of these writers.
The Collector
If you aren’t yet a free subscriber to The Collector, it’s a weekly newsletter that covers a wide-ranging variety of topics.
It’s replete with story ideas and knowledge about little known facts.
For example, the issue I received yesterday contained posts on
- Why Canada Didn’t Join the American Revolution
- The 7 Fighting Disciplines That Influenced Martial Artist Bruce Lee
- The “Savior” of Paris: a high-ranking Nazi officer
- How Aristotle Shaped Ancient Greek Philosophy
- 10 Iconic Last Words by Famous Historical Figures
and much more. You can check it out and subscribe if you want at The Collector.
I’m Not Completely Gone
Thanks for all the well-wishes, but just to clarify, TNDJ will still be around for the foreseeable future, just a lot less frequently. I’ll continue to write and publish it at least until the Bradbury Challenge fizzles out.
A New Short Story
“Getting Paid” went live on Saturday at 10 a.m. on my Stanbrough Writes Substack. Go check it out. It’s free.
This is another favorite short story. Later “Getting Paid” took off and became the opening of the novella Jobs Like That, which in turn served as the opening for the novel Nightfall, which became the four-volume Nick Spalding action-adventure series. You just never know where an idea or an opening line will take you if you let it run.
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Of Interest
Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week: Charm
Famous authors trash-talking classic works
What 1440 Learned About Jane Austen