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Sometimes You Have to Break Some Eggs
There's always a quandary in my house, about what to do with the eggs we dyed for the holiday. There they are, looking all pretty in the refrigerator, waiting for me to do something with them. While they look pretty, all on their own, there's much that can be done with a boiled egg.
Just like a short story. Sure, it was edited and polished, then entered in a contest...now what? Did you win? Terrific! If not, it's still good. You did some writing and exercised the gray matter. Now what? Well, take a good hard look at what you wrote. Was it just a scene from something bigger in your head? Was it a small adventure a character from your imagination took? Does that character have more to do? More to say? Is the scene from a bigger story?
Maybe that pretty egg can be a fabulous casserole. Maybe that short story can be a chapter of your character's adventure. Maybe that scene is from a novel in your head. Maybe it's just egg salad. Chop it with a little mayo, salt and pepper and it's good. When all is said and done, take a look at the final product and decide if it is really final. If you feel like there is still more in your head, try jotting down more scenes, or a plot outline and see if something ends up on paper that you would like to explore.
If not, enjoy the egg salad and the pretty winning ribbon on your story. Either way, Write On!
This month's question: Do you find it easy to expand your short story into something larger?
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Excerpt: I huddled in the darkest part of the closet, afraid to breathe for fear of making a sound, trying to figure out how I’d gotten myself into this mess.
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Excerpt: Cal Wilson tugged at his necktie and thought, not for the first time, how strange it was that businessmen were expected to wear something dating back to the Thirty Years' War. He sighed heavily. He was filled with dread and disgust as he approached the Interplanetary Trade Building, the tallest building in San Francisco.
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Excerpt: “I understand you being here, sir,” said Richard to Peter, “Well Gunther too to an extent. He might have been called for a job here,” said he. “But this bimbette, that kid and a plain Jane - what’s their story?”
“What’s yours, Richard?” said Peter, in a baritone usually reserved for men of army like him.
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Excerpt: The army ants stormed in a line, devouring every unaware insect as their prey was being mutilated by the fearsome procession. A blissful katydid ignored them until it was blanketed in a painful attack of the small predators. Then general ant, Nix, mustered his forces as his troops progressed through the leafy forest floor.
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This month's question: Do you find it easy to expand your short story into something larger?
Last month's question: Do you use an app for inspiration or record?
Please note these are not endorsements, just replies. 
Ms. Mischelle  replied: I like to use Onenote (Quick Notes). I down loaded the app on my phone and I use it to keep up with ideas and names that I like. I'm really big on having great names for my characters. So if I'm out and I happen to meet someone whose name I find interesting or unique, I'll put it down. It also helps when I wake up and have something on my mind that I don't want to forget. I've found that note apps can be very helpful.
Quick-Quill  answered: I have a Galaxy Note so I have a stylus and a Note app on my phone. I scribble ideas, and such on it.
Happy Spring sent: Life experiences influence my writing. You need to start with what you know. A quirky relative can provide you with a character no one could ever forget.
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Short Stories: April 08, 2015 Issue [#6926]
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