Category Archives: Writing

My #CoffinHop flash story challenge!

Posted on 2014/10/27 by ecgarrison

As part of the Coffin Hop, I have decided to write a 500 word flash story, similar to the Iron Writer Challenge, except with dares from some of my fellow Coffin Hoppers! Here’s what they came up with: D.D. Syrdal: … Continue reading →

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“Moby Me” Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2014/10/15 by ecgarrison

Today’s Whiteboard Wednesday depicts “Moby Me”, a science fiction flash story I wrote for the Iron Writer Challenge. You can read the 500 word story by clicking on the image or on the title above.

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Iron Writer Tournament “Family Reunion” Whiteboard Wednesday!

Posted on 2014/10/08 by ecgarrison

What is THIS Whiteboard Wednesday about? Well, go read my story, “Family Reunion” on the Iron Writer site. If you see this on October 8, 2014, GO NOW and vote for me, if you like my story best! (Please!)

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I am in the Iron Writer 2014 Autumn Equinox Open – J K Rowling Bracket!

Posted on 2014/10/02 by ecgarrison

As it turns out, my story, “Knight at the Drive-thru” won Challenge 75 – Grudge Match #7, so I was entered in the 2014 Autumn Equinox Open – J K Rowling Bracket! Please go read the stories and vote for … Continue reading →

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Forget the haters: Why I love National Novel Writing Month #amwriting #nanowrimo

Posted on 2014/10/01 by ecgarrison

(this rant was written for the Nindy / NaNoWriMo Indianapolis group on Facebook, reposted here for your amusement) http://www.salon.com/2010/11/02/nanowrimo/ So, in another Facebook writing group, this anti- NaNoWriMo piece resurfaced. It made me mad when I first saw it, and … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo… in July?

Posted on 2014/06/13 by ecgarrison

I’m writing this declaration of intent to help hold me to a goal: I intend to write half a novel in July. Why half? Why July? Well, November is the usual month for National Novel Writing Month, but I have … Continue reading →

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My “Nuclear Wessels” WON the Iron Writer Challenge!

Posted on 2014/03/14 by ecgarrison

Challenge 54 Challenge 54 – See more at: http://theironwriter.com/the-winners/challenge-54/#sthash.gWZbDGrl.dpuf Challenge 54 Challenge 54 – See more at: http://theironwriter.com/the-winners/challenge-54/#sthash.gWZbDGrl.dpuf I’m pretty psyched, because the popular vote and the judges confirmed me as this past week’s Iron Writer Challenge Champion with my … Continue reading →

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When Dares Become Stories

Posted on 2014/03/02 by ecgarrison

Join me on the last stop of the Sinking Down blog tour: Come Selahway With Me. I’ve written a blog about how stories can grow organically around the simplest of writing prompts, the dare! http://selahjanel.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/tcm-presents-sinking-down-by-eric-garrison/

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“It Came to Me in a Dream!” The Birth of Sinking Down

Posted on 2014/02/28 by ecgarrison

It’s true, there was only ever going to be Four ’til Late, and then I had a dream one summer night. That dream was the seed for Sinking Down, which led to Me and the Devil and Blue Spirit and … Continue reading →

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Write Like a Roleplayer: How Gaming Shaped My Storytelling

Posted on 2014/02/28 by ecgarrison

My virtual blog tour continues today at A Book Vacation, where I talk about how putting myself in character and worldbuilding in roleplaying games made me the kind of writer I am today.    

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