The Writer's Workout

We had the privilege of talking with Jacklyn Oh on winning FIRST place overall in this year's Writer's Games. WW: What encouraged you to participate in Writer's Games this year? JO: I took part in the Writer’s Games for the first time last year. It was a blast, so of course I signed up again this year. I love the longer word limits (compared to other competitions), the open-ended prompts and the focus on different Core Concepts every week. The quality of the judges’ feedback

We had the privilege of talking with Moira Richardson on winning second place overall in this year's Writer's Games. WW: What encouraged you to participate in Writer's Games this year? MR: I had a blast with last year’s Games. It was TOUGH, but I loved the stories that came out of it. One of them is being published as a book in November. Just finished those edits this morning. Another just got accepted for publication just before I sat down to do this interview. I’ve had a bu

We had the privilege of talking with Logan Roscoe on winning third place overall in this year's Writer's Games. WW: What encouraged you to participate in Writer's Games this year? LR: I was an intern and judge for The Writer’s Games back in summer of 2022. It was a very unique experience and provided me a glimpse into the world of creative writing outside university itself. Since then, I've graduated from university and have been lacking a routine when it comes to creative wr

We had the privilege of talking with MM Schreier on winning FIRST place overall in this year's Writer's Games... FOR THE THIRD TIME! WW:...

We had the privilege of talking with Alyssa Buchthal on winning second place overall in this year's Writer's Games! WW: What encouraged...

We had the privilege of talking with T.C. Leigh on winning third place overall in this year's Writer's Games! WW: What encouraged you to...

The Writer’s Workout lists pacing as one of our Core Concepts because it has a massive impact on each story we write. Strong pacing pulls...