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timed writing

Your Monday Prompt #28

09.22. 2008 by Nate Melcher

Write a story in which time is running out. Let the ticking clock be the impetus, not the focus, for why your characters feel the way they do. Let your reader understand the stakes involved because your characters show how they feel emotionally through their actions. Let the story lead up to the moment that … Read more

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