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By: Jan Mader,
on 9/13/2012
Sometimes all we need to get started is an idea from out of the blue...a story starter so to speak.
See what you come up with when you finish this sentence:
A summer breeze blew through my hair and....
Saturday Writers is a great writing group in St. Peters, MO that meets on the last Saturday of most months. They sponsor a contest each year for short stories, and ANYONE can enter. Are you trying your hand at writing short stories? If so, consider entering this contest. It could lead to publication. If you teach high school or have older kids at home that love to write, your high school/college-age students can enter this contest! 
SO, here are the details. You still have a month left to get your entries ready.
2010 Saturday Writers 9th Annual Short Story Contest
DEADLINE: November 1, 2010 (postmarked) Word Limit: 2010 (as in the year 2010)
Contest is open to all writers. Open subject, open genre. (Please, no pornography or gore.)
Prizes: 1st place – $100, 2nd place – $50, 3rd place – $25, 4th place – $15, 5th place – $10. 6-10th places receive certificates. Winners may be invited to submit their story to Cuivre River Anthology.
Entry fee: $7 per story Maximum of three entries per person (separate fee for each entry)
· Members of Saturday Writers, OWL, MWG, or other MWG Chapters: $5 per story
· Checks payable to: Saturday Writers.
· Short stories only (no poems, essays or articles) must be in English
· Unpublished at time of submission and the original work of the contestant
· Contestants retain all rights to their stories
· Standard manuscript format: 8 1/2 x 11 paper
· Two copies of each entry
· Typed and double-spaced on one side of the paper
· Pages numbered, title of entry on every page
· Times New Roman 12-point
· Paper clip pages together (do not staple)
· No name or other identifying information should appear anywhere on entry
· Attach a separate cover sheet and include: story title, name, address, e-mail, phone number, and MWG chapter name (if applicable)
· Do NOT send by certified mail!
· Mail fee and two copies of each entry, flat, not folded, by November 1 (postmark) to:
2010 Saturday Writers
9th Annual Short Story Contest
c/o Pat Wahler
18 Pershing Lake Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376
Keep a copy of your entry because stories will not be returned. Winners’ names will be announced during the December Saturday Writers meeting. For a list of winners, visit the Saturday Writers CONTESTS page in December: www.saturdaywriters.org Certificates and prizes will be mailed by the end of December 2010. Questions? E-mail Pat Wahler, [email protected]
And if you are looking for some books on short story writing, try these:
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By: Jan Mader,
on 1/13/2010
My writer's group meets at Barnes & Noble once a month. We get together and and basically write. It's always fun to share brief writing activities with others and last night was no exception. We completed three writing activities and for the life of me, I can't remember them right now. When they come back to me I'll share them with you.
What I do remember is looking at magnets on our way out of the store. One of the magnets read How Old Would You Be If you Didn't Know How Old You Are?
That question stuck in my mind. I've tossed it around off and on all day long. My imagination has been running wild thinking about good times I had when I was young, cherished moments with my children, and also how old I really act.
Since I've been having so much fun with the question I saw on the magnet at the store, I thought you should too. In a day or so, I'll share what I finally decided my age would be if I didn't really know how old I am. This time, I'll wait until the very last comment has been left on Friday. For now, it's your turn!
HOW OLD WOULD YOU BE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE?
exposed the tick that crawled up my neck from the backseat of the car. Looking for a pair of tweezers was not in my plan for the day and neither was freaking-out. I hate ticks almost as much as I hate horseflies so I did what I had to do.
...and that was weird because I don't have much... ? ;)
LOL,
Janet
PS
I liked your sentences.
And I liked yours! Too funny!!!!
and it made me think of days at the beach with warm sand and cool waves. I love the beach, the sand, the waves and breezes blowing through my hair.
Anne and Sasha
dried off the sweat as I hiked uphill. What a wonderful feeling! :-)
A summer breeze blew through my hair and took me on the ride of my life. You know that incredible feeling of being swept of your feet by the breeze and the sweet breath of a kiss that has yet to come from a brand new love.Anticipation is pure bliss.
A summer breeze blew through my hair and sudddenly I realized that I had been asleep for hours.
My intentions were to just lie and listen to the lulling of the crashing waves. But now as that summer breeze ruffled and tossed my hair,,, bringing me back to reality....
it all came back to me,,,,,
Wow. Now I remember why I love to blog!!!!
A summer breeze blew through my hair and I was perplexed, as I was indoors at the time!
Jan I am planning on giving you a big shout out next blog post, now this jolly campaign is winding up! You were one of the first to encourage with this blogging lark, so have much to thank you for! lol xx
Well so much for the daydreaming. Now I have to find those tweezers and get rid of this tick so I can get back to the important task I have planned for today. If I don't get the supplies I need and finish this then tomorrow the world will .........
A summer breeze blew through my hair and I realised that, despite everything, this beautiful place would never change. In a world of turmoil, it had remained constant and consistent in its untarnished beauty.