I'm a few days behind but I can't wait to try this one!
Your Monday writing prompt!
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Cheers!Beastmaster Moon
Nice one! There are always good calls coming through for mermaid stories.
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Your Monday writing prompt!
Dive in!
Just a little over a month to go to craft your winner for the quarter and the end of the Volume 40 year. Make this one count! I wrote these Super Secrets to help!
Cheers!Beastmaster Moon
Nice one! There are always good calls coming through for mermaid stories.
True!
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I had another interview with Joe Montaldo, this one on the program “News On the Flip Side.” 900,000 live listens, and he said it will go to 1.5 to 3 million with archive views. The interview featured news about my upcoming book on writing that began right here in the Super Secrets thread, How To Write a Howling Good Story. I fielded many questions from writers around the globe, mainly on how to get published, and how to win Writers of the Future. Might help you! ?
Joes mic was having feedback issues, but my answers are loud and clear. And I gave him the scoop on a secret anthology project I’ve been invited to be a part of with eight NYT bestsellers and many Hugo, Stoker, and World Fantasy Award winners! That’s around 1:02:38 if you’d like to hear the announcement. After Writers of the Future and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, it’s the most important anthology I’ll have been a part of. But you have to listen in to get the scoop—it’s still a secret!
Enjoy!
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It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for your Monday KYD writing prompt!
Sorry about the delay. Long-COVID brain fog has been a nightmare I’m slowly climbing out of. Why am I here again? Oh yeah. Writing prompt!
Second fiddle.
Let’s see how you play this one! It’s free to use, no strings attached! Now stop fiddling around and get writing! Your winner isn’t the story you’ve already written … it’s the one you’re about to write!
For those of you waiting for my book of Super Secrets—How To Write a Howling Good Story—it’s done and uploaded to my publisher, Mark Lefebvre of Stark Publishing. Sorry about the delay—I went from 2000 to 3000 words a day down to 220 word output a day due to long-COVID. Many months of pushing through the brain fog, but I kept at it and am back to normal output again which allowed me to finish out the book at 37 chapters and 100,000 words. It’s a big book! Kickstarter backers get it two weeks before it goes to public retail platforms, but we’re here at last! Preorder link soon!
Thank you to all in this forum that have supported this endeavor, which began as my desire to help all of you to succeed in your writing goals. I’m happy to see so many have using all the tools in this forum, including the Super Secrets! I look forward to seeing many more of you on the WotF stage!
All the beast!
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Second fiddle.
Let’s see how you play this one! It’s free to use, no strings attached! Now stop fiddling around and get writing! Your winner isn’t the story you’ve already written … it’s the one you’re about to write!
But Moon,
Aren’t we supposed to avoid sax and violins when writing for Writers of the Future?
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V37 Q2 HM
V39 Q2 HM, Q3 SHM, Q4 HM
V40 Q1 HM, Q2 HM, Q3 RWC, Q4 HM
V41 Q1 HM
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Can't wait to see where this prompt takes me!
V42: WIP, ___, ___, ___
V41: HM, Finalist, HM, SHM
V40: HM, HM, RWC, HM
V39: R, R, R, HM
V38: R,
@cweaver Yeah, but make sure your language doesn't go too sharp or flat, too.
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R=24
HM= 8
SHM=4
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Aren’t we supposed to avoid sax and violins when writing for Writers of the Future?
That is an awesome response catherine.
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Aren’t we supposed to avoid sax and violins when writing for Writers of the Future?
That embarrassingly took me a while, but really great response
V39: -- / SHM / SHM / RWC
V40: HM / SHM / SHM / SHM
V41: RWC / HM / SHM / WIP
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Second fiddle.
Let’s see how you play this one! It’s free to use, no strings attached! Now stop fiddling around and get writing! Your winner isn’t the story you’ve already written … it’s the one you’re about to write!
But Moon,
Aren’t we supposed to avoid sax and violins when writing for Writers of the Future?
”Truly you have a dizzying intellect.”—The Man in Black ?
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@cweaver Yeah, but make sure your language doesn't go too sharp or flat, too.
Oh, my. How long are you two going to *string* this pun along??? ?
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JUST RELEASED! A NEW SUPER SECRETS OF WRITING ARTICLE!
This article is based on the webinar I just taught to support DreamForge's Kickstarter campaign, and now you can get a free taste! It’s also a taste from my upcoming book, How to Write a Howling Good Story! Here's the editor's teaser:
"In this article, Wulf Moon shows us how much weight the words above the byline must bear in “Title is Your First Hook: A Rose by Any Other Name is Not Just as Sweet.” A well-crafted title can evoke emotions, prompt questions, and entice readers into the author's world. As a reader's initial touchpoint, it can determine whether they delve deeper into the story or bypass it altogether.”
Click HERE to read! May it help you succeed in your quest. Cheers!
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I loved the article, Moon. You make a lot of good points in there. I’m definitely one who is guilty of not thinking through titles, but I’m working on it, and now see the importance of doing so. Thanks.
Oh, and I love the prompt too! Many fun high school orchestra memories to think through with that one!
V40: Q2-HM, Q4-SHM
V41: Q2-RWC
I loved the article, Moon. You make a lot of good points in there. I’m definitely one who is guilty of not thinking through titles, but I’m working on it, and now see the importance of doing so. Thanks.
Oh, and I love the prompt too! Many fun high school orchestra memories to think through with that one!
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Laura. “Title is Your First Hook” is a Super Secret that I wrote here first to help aspiring writers. May it help you as well with your writing goals. ?
I also see this is your first post here! I’m always happy when my Wulf Pack members take my advice to join the WotF Forum. Well done!
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for your KYD writing prompt!
Shadow warriors.
You have less than three weeks left to get a fresh original story written for the last quarter of this Volume 40 year. You can do this! Seize the day, seize the week, seize the quarter, seize the year!
All the beast!
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Wow. Immediate idea on this one!! Thanks!
V40: Q2-HM, Q4-SHM
V41: Q2-RWC
Wow. Immediate idea on this one!! Thanks!
I’m glad it inspired, Laura. Cheers!
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for your KYD writing prompt!
Kill switch.
You have less than two weeks left to get a fresh original story written for the last quarter of this Volume 40 year. I wrote my winner in little over a day, no revisions, no time to even read it through. You can do this! Seize the day, seize the week, seize the quarter, seize the year!
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon
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I love how so many of your prompts could take on multiple meanings. They really do get my brain ticking. So thanks, again.
Shhhh. You’re giving away my secrets. ?
I’m glad they help. David Hankin’s first published story came from a prompt in one of my masterclasses. ZT Bright’s Grand Prize winner in the Mike Resnick Memorial Award came from a prompt right here in this workshop. And others, too. So keep up your training in them and well done! There’s a good reward for your hard work! ?⭐️
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
I’m happy to announce The Super Secrets of Writing I created right here to help all of you speed up your learning curve to success is now in a book! How to Write a Howling Good Story is 100,000 words, thirty-six chapters, plus the introduction and afterword—this is a BIG BOOK on the principles of effective storytelling and writing craft!
I delivered the early release e-books to my Kickstarter backers yesterday. My publisher—Mark Leslie Lefebvre of Stark Publishing—is finishing the trade paperback and hardcover layout this week, and I’ll announce the preorder link when it’s up.
My thanks to all of you that have been partners with me on this journey, both those participating in this workshop, and those looking on from the sidelines. I have loved seeing your progress, and the kind words you’ve shared publicly and privately on how my Super Secrets helped you advance. It’s been a labor of love and I’m happy these principles have helped so many of you!
Keep writing! Never give up, never surrender!
All the beast!
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IT'S MONDAY, AND THAT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR YOUR KYD WRITING PROMPT!
world eater
So. There it is. And for those of you doing my KYD challenge, if this doesn't stir you, you can always choose to take your chances and roll the bones using a d100 on the prompt list in either of my two Super Secrets' of Writing books! Just remember, whatever prompt comes up, you have to MAKE IT WORK. You don't get another roll. That's what makes this challenging. And what stretches your writing abilities!
Fortune favor the brave!
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I think I may have something from this. Thank you, Moon!
V42: WIP, ___, ___, ___
V41: HM, Finalist, HM, SHM
V40: HM, HM, RWC, HM
V39: R, R, R, HM
V38: R,