500 Words

Write 500 words about something your protagonist is hiding from someone else.

Write 500 words that are filled with action. Begin the action in the first sentence.

Write 500 words about your protagonist’s biggest romance. Then write 500 words about your protagonist’s biggest heartbreak.

Write 500 words about something your character said and can’t take back.

Write 500 words about why you’re writing a novel.

Write 500 words introducing a character who is not the protagonist.

Write 500 words that take place in a very small space.

Here in Northern California, we’re on the tail end of a week of much-needed rain. Today, write 500 words about rain or the absence of… Read More »500 Words: Rain

Write 500 word about something you’d like to “do over,” if you had the chance.

A novel is made up of small moving parts. When the novel is published, the parts may appear to be in just the right place,… Read More »Small Moving Parts & The Magic of 500 Words