Xlibris Flash Fiction Writing Contest MechanicsXlibris Turns 18 and We Want YOU To Celebrate with Us! You are invited to join the party by sharing with us your story in exactly 18 words! Write down your original flash fiction story on the Xlbris Facebook page, and we’ll pick the entry that says a lot in just a few words. Show […] READ MORE |
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Xlibris Author Suzy J Brown Shows the Road to the Best ‘Orgasm’ Ever
Don’t take it at face value, warns Xlibris Author Suzy J Brown on her book On the Road to the Best Orgasm Ever. The title may strike you as another novel riding on a wave of today’s erotic fiction boom. The up-and-coming Xlibris author sets the record straight as she talks about her controversial debut […] READ MORE |
Your Guide To Flash Fiction Writing
Greek philosopher Pythagoras imparted these wise words: Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few. Who would have thought his words would presage the popularity of snappy, Twitter-style brevity in today’s social media culture, alas, brimming with excessive outburst from netizens? Flash fiction is the Twitter of literature, with word count ranging […] READ MORE |
Ways To Describe a Kiss in Your Writing
A kiss is a simple gesture of affection that can say a great deal, often only requiring two interlocked lips miming what words cannot express. Some even consider kissing more intimate than sex. As a writer, you deal with the paradox that you need to put on paper what words cannot express. A cache filled […] READ MORE |
What Motivates You To Write?
Forget altruistic motives. Iconic author George Orwell contends that a writer is not merely driven by the desire to share his gift of words to entertain readers. In his masterfully crafted essay titled Why I Write (1946), we get a glimpse of a no-holds-barred essayist who comes clean about his reasons for writing. His arguments, […] READ MORE |