Write to the End started as an unnamed writing group that met on Tuesday nights at Barnes & Noble on Stevens Creek Boulevard. Over the years, we’ve met at many locations, and before I forget some of them, I thought it would be nice to have a record. Here are the places we’ve met, in …
Category Archives: Just for Fun
What Does Your Music Reveal about You?
Do you have an iPod or similar audio player? Try this: put your device on shuffle/random, and write down the first 10 tracks that play. Post them in the comments if you’re willing! What does this collection say about you? Think about one of your characters. What tracks would play on this person’s device (if …
My New Writing Coach
I’m going to be my own writing coach. I will read my first draft of the story I’m working on, and I’ll say to myself, “Hey, Keiko, this is really good! Keep working on it!” I will reply, “Really?” “Yes!” I’ll say. I’ll be so enthusiastic I will convince myself. I will say, “Write a …
The Willow Wren
I decided to try a writing challenge from the Terrible Minds blog. This one was to rewrite a fairytale in a different genre as flash fiction piece (1,000 words, maximum). The story I picked is The Willow Wren. I wrote it as young adult contemporary. Let me know what you think. Willow Warbler also called …
A Writing Group Poem
Hi everyone, Here’s a little poem I wrote during Tuesday night’s writing group: There’s a writing group I’ve come to know, That meets on Tuesday night. They get together and form a group, They sit down and they write. Fables, fiction, memories, And stories all are told. Such a range of story characters, Tall, short, young, and old. …
What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Noises?
Besides being fun, making this list could help your writing wake up to sound. Don’t take too long on it. I’d say post your list within 24 hours. And don’t worry about trying to get your absolute top 5 favorite sounds ever. When you’ve collected 5 sounds you love, just post the list. We know …
Keiko Called Time
So there I was at the Write to the End group scribbling away in my notebook. Just before this round of writing, Anthony had announced his Doorways to Time Anthology call for entries. I was working on story idea I got from that. The way it was turning out, this story wouldn’t work for the …