Story / Reading of the Week For The Monarch Writers – For 4/18/2022 We are Looking At – Reginald on House-Parties By H.H. Munro (Saki)

A few weeks ago we discussed a piece on short story craft from John Cheever ‘Why I Write Short Stories’ which alluded to short stories being a cultural affair with a place in society and a meaning for history and … Continue reading Story / Reading of the Week For The Monarch Writers – For 4/18/2022 We are Looking At – Reginald on House-Parties By H.H. Munro (Saki)

Prompt of the Week 4/11 – 4/18 For Next Monday Meet – Small Natural Disasters You May Not Have Heard About

Prompts by Melissa Donovan from Adventures in Writing – 1200 Creative Writing Prompts Write about a historical natural disaster that caused death and destruction to a small number of people and therefore never received national or international attention. Continue reading Prompt of the Week 4/11 – 4/18 For Next Monday Meet – Small Natural Disasters You May Not Have Heard About

Weekly Writing Prompt – 1/16/2022 – 1/23/2022 – ‘The Rumor’

A character hears – from a friend, or offhand, that there is a secret going around – about them. But – at this point of hearing – the character isn’t sure, whether it’s fiction, or non-fiction. Prompt contributed by Monarch … Continue reading Weekly Writing Prompt – 1/16/2022 – 1/23/2022 – ‘The Rumor’

1/02/2022 – 1/09/2022 Weekly Poem – A January Night – by Thomas Hardy

A January Nightby Thomas Hardy The rain smites more and more,The east wind snarls and sneezes;Through the joints of the quivering doorThe water wheezes. Poems of the Week for The Monarch Writers.com are chosen by our resident poet Jennifer Patino … Continue reading 1/02/2022 – 1/09/2022 Weekly Poem – A January Night – by Thomas Hardy

Weekly Writing Prompt – 12/19/2012 – 12/26/2021 – ‘Fortune Teller’

Take a step back from where you are in your writing process to consider the destiny of your character. Tell their fortune. Perhaps you will even write a scene where they visit a tarot card reader or crystal ball visionary, … Continue reading Weekly Writing Prompt – 12/19/2012 – 12/26/2021 – ‘Fortune Teller’