P.J. PowellJun 3, 20216 minOnce more to WalmartContemporary short fiction. Nostalgia drives a woman in her early 20’s to her hometown Walmart, where she quietly struggles to reconcile...
P.J. PowellJan 16, 20204 min#AMMConnect 2020“Author Mentor Match (AMM) pairs aspiring writers with completed manuscripts with experienced authors for mentorship.” #AMMConnect 2020...
P.J. PowellDec 6, 20193 minWriter in Motion: Week 5 Wrap-upReflections 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. PowellNov 28, 20196 minWriter in Motion: Week FourRevising with a professional editor’s feedback Check out the Writer In Motion process start to finish: Week one post: rough draft Week...
P.J. PowellNov 21, 20196 minWriter in Motion: Week ThreeRevising with Critique Partner feedback Check out the Writer In Motion process start to finish: Week one post: rough draft Week two post:...
P.J. PowellNov 14, 20197 minWriter in Motion: Week TwoThe 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. PowellNov 7, 20196 minWriter In Motion: Week OneThe 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. PowellNov 5, 20193 minWriter-In-Motion: Week ZeroWherein 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. PowellJul 2, 20173 minWhen NaNoPrep starts gnawing at your creative soulThis 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. PowellJan 4, 20173 minShort Story Study BuddiesOne 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. PowellDec 1, 20163 minAuthor blog launches prematurelyI’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;...