Author Archives: stevenpaulw

Five Sentence Fiction – Radiance Jackson quickly pulled the tattered orange trucker hat down over his swollen brown eyes, feeling the color rush from his face. He leaned forward cupping his hands around the warm tea, an attempt to stop the tremble of his hands, but could do nothing about the thundering echo of hisContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Radiance”

It has become obvious to me just how much I use music when I’m writing.  I’ve always been this way but over the past few months it has become just as important to me to keep something playing in my ears while I’m writing as any other preparation I do.  So much so when ever I sitContinue reading “The Broken Ones”

Blogger award!  Even though I’m new to this and really just starting to figure it out I received a Blogger award recently.  And a big thanks to Angie Richmond (Write Me Happy) for the Versatile Blogger Award.  So here are the rules: 1. In a post on your, blog, nominate 15 fellow bloggers for The VersatileContinue reading “Versatile Blogger Award”

So I sat down to write my Five Sentence Fiction for this week and I wanted to do something different.  Well different for me as I planned on doing it in first person.  I didn’t really like what I came up with but after the amazing Lillie McFerrin (she truly is a great editor) wasContinue reading “Happy Friday the 13th”

Hunger He held a tight grip on the haft of his dull gladius in his right hand, his spike adorned helmet in his left.  His heart pounded, echoing the sound of the crowd, their stomping and thunderous cheers.  His chest covered in oil meant to make his body gleam and shine in the open sunContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Hunger”

Setting Goals It is that time of the year again, 2011 is over and 2012 is here.  I found myself sitting down to write my list a few days ago.  Like a new years resolution, except there is more than one and it is made up of specific goals I’d like to complete in theContinue reading “Setting Goals”

Five Sentence Fiction – Mistletoe He sat with the freshly opened bottle of wine on the counter at his side and the two glasses in hand.  The tick of the old grandfather clock echoed with each passing minute.  The freshly plucked rose petals led from the door to his left and disappeared up the staircase.Continue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Mistletoe”

Five Sentence Fiction – Nineteen He could still hear his old grandfather’s voice in his ear, repeating over and over in his hoarse tone ‘never forget rule number nineteen’.  The memory almost drowned out the current sound, the low rumbling growls and yelps of the coyotes as they were somewhere not far behind.  His rippedContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Nineteen”

It’s now into the first week of December, what does this mean?  It means most people are coming down from their Thanksgiving holiday and ramping up for the holiday to come and the New Year.  For some it means they just finished the month of November and what comes with it, NaNoWriMo.  National Novel WritingContinue reading “NaNoWriMo 2011”