Loveday Writing

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for January 2022 (which was their inaugural First Friday Fix) was writing a 50-word story on the theme of NEW BEGINNINGS. *** Day One Now is the time, Now is the day, Now or never, Now is right. Now is the New Year, Now is Day One, Now is

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for August 2022 was three creative writing exercises to write three scenes, focusing on showing not telling. Write a short scene about a sad man standing in the rain. You CANNOT use the words “sad” or “rain” – focus on showing this in other ways. (“Ruined Plans”) Same again,

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for November 2022 was writing the ending to three micro stories. The footsteps were getting louder now. And faster. Jade reached the corner and met a classic alley leading to a dead end. Would this be her dead end? New sneakers squeaked to a halt, breath playing catch up.

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for July 2022 was to write a 50-word story using three of the five following ingredients: a lettuce leaf, a rubber duck, a pair of roller skates, a garden gnome, and/or a banana. My story can be found below. *** How to Make Rubber Duck Salad To make rubber

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for April 2022 was to write a 50-word story that takes place on an aeroplane and had to begin with dialogue. My story can be found below. *** Rough Landing “Are you a nervous flyer?” “Is it that obvious?” “Only because I used to be like that.” “You? You’re

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre (AWC) First Friday Fix for May 2022 was to write the same scene using THREE different POV styles and that it should tell the story of a thief stealing cookies from a jar. This story is clearly longer than 50 words, however the prompt didn’t mention that it needed to be 50 words

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre (AWC) First Friday Fix for February 2022 was to write a 50-word story based on the title ‘It Takes Two’. My response can be found below: *** It Takes Two Yes, I ruined the company Christmas party. No, I didn’t do it on my own. Yes, I broke Keith’s arm, but I did