Writing

P.J. Powell

Jun 3, 20216 min read

Once more to Walmart

Contemporary short fiction. Nostalgia drives a woman in her early 20’s to her hometown Walmart, where she quietly struggles to reconcile...

P.J. Powell

Jan 16, 20204 min read

#AMMConnect 2020

“Author Mentor Match (AMM) pairs aspiring writers with completed manuscripts with experienced authors for mentorship.” #AMMConnect 2020...

P.J. Powell

Dec 6, 20193 min read

Writer in Motion: Week 5 Wrap-up

Reflections on watching the story go from messy rough draft to final, polished draft… Last week I posted the final draft of “Rainey’s...

P.J. Powell

Nov 28, 20196 min read

Writer in Motion: Week Four

Revising with a professional editor’s feedback Check out the Writer In Motion process start to finish: Week one post: rough draft Week...

P.J. Powell

Nov 21, 20196 min read

Writer in Motion: Week Three

Revising with Critique Partner feedback Check out the Writer In Motion process start to finish: Week one post: rough draft Week two post:...

P.J. Powell

Nov 14, 20197 min read

Writer in Motion: Week Two

The self-edited draft Check out the Writer In Motion process start to finish: Week one post: rough draft Week two post: self-edited draft...

P.J. Powell

Nov 7, 20196 min read

Writer In Motion: Week One

The half-baked idea and my drafting process Check out the Writer In Motion process start to finish: Week one post: rough draft Week two...

P.J. Powell

Nov 5, 20193 min read

Writer-In-Motion: Week Zero

Wherein the writing prompt escapes; ideas form; a runny, messy draft is born. Read on… What is Writer in Motion? Writer in Motion is a...

P.J. Powell

Jul 2, 20173 min read

When NaNoPrep starts gnawing at your creative soul

This is the first time I’ve recognized the pattern of prepare-and-despair, but it’s the third time I’ve gone through it this year. For...

P.J. Powell

Jan 4, 20173 min read

Short Story Study Buddies

One of my writing goals is to study short stories and write some. I found a free class called Reading and Writing Short Stories from...

P.J. Powell

Dec 1, 20163 min read

Author blog launches prematurely

I’m so not ready to launch my author blog. As of this posting, I don’t have any published fiction; articles I have written were ghosted;...