Congratulations to Cheyenne Smith on their submission to our October “spooky microfiction” contest! We hope you enjoy their submission as much as we did. If you’re interested in submitting your work to Scribbler’s contests, take a look at our contest page for the next opportunity to submit. Stone Ghosts The exhibit was hauntingly exquisite. Bronze pedestals adorned with carved marble sat dispersed throughout the thorn-riddled and overgrown garden of the museum. Guests...

A farmhouse, a beach, the principal’s office, church. These are the kinds of places we think about when we think about setting. We choose a location for our scene and then we contemplate what sensory details we might incorporate to describe it. We consider the lighting, the weather, the color of the furniture. But most of the time we don’t consider deeply enough. Setting is not just a place in...

Congratulations to Lesley Lopez on their submission to our August first page contest! We hope you enjoy their submission as much as we did. If you’re interested in submitting your work to Scribbler’s contests, take a look at our contest page for the next opportunity to submit. Once Ever After It was the only place in the world to win a staring contest against the setting sun. A perfectly round tower at...

Welcome to Scribbler’s new blog series, where we interview debut indie- and traditionally-published authors regarding their novel and writing processes. We’re very excited to feature Brooke Burroughs, the author of “The Marriage Code” in our debut author series. For Scribbler box subscribers, you’ll probably remember her book from it’s inclusion in one of our past boxes. If you haven’t heard about Brooke’s debut novel — which is reviewed as a “Thoroughly...

Some of the writers’ sites you’ve seen on the Internet include writing exercises. Most of these look pretty silly to you–“Pretend you’re a duck” and so forth. What’s the rationale behind them? Some writers are blessed with immediate expertise and a never-ending supply of creative energy. Most of us, however, are not. Most of us become writers through patience and practice, and writing exercises are, for many, a favorite form...

We’ve all had those moments when pure inspiration strikes. An amazing new idea for a story crystallizes in your mind. You know you’re a genius, maybe even the best writer who’s ever lived. You prepare your writing tools and sit down ready to write the world’s next mega-bestselling novel. And you’ve got nothing. The empty page mocks you with its emptiness, and you have no idea where to start. Whether...

You’ve written your first book and released it into the world, ready to part with its characters and universe at last! Unless, that is, you’re considering writing a sequel. There are many worthy reasons to pursue sequel-writing, not least of which is that you’ve established yourself in a particular niche and built an audience there. A sequel is a great way to recapture your fans’ attention, whereas a completely different...

Welcome to Scribbler’s new blog series, where we interview debut indie- and traditionally-published authors regarding their novel and writing processes. We’re very excited to feature Chelsea Ichaso, the author of “Little Creeping Things” in our debut author series. For Scribbler box subscribers, you’ll probably remember her book from it’s inclusion in one of our past boxes. If you haven’t heard about Chelsea’s debut novel — which is revered as a “riveting...