We are practically bouncing off of the walls with
excitement over this new blog and we can’t wait to tell you all about how it
came to be and what we have planned for it! Where to start…hmm…maybe the best way
to kick things off is to start at the very beginning, so here goes:
Once upon a time…..
There were three young adult writers all at different
points on the road to publication. They were dedicated to their craft and to
writing novels, but sometimes they longed to write just for the sheer fun of
it. They wanted to stretch themselves in new directions, to not take the
process so seriously, to be inspired in new and different ways. They wanted a
place to experiment, a place where roughish drafts were welcome and strange new
ideas were cheered on. They dreamed of a
place where other writers like themselves could send in their own stories and
put them out there into the world for others to see. They wanted to feel
empowered and empower others to tell stories boldly. And so they banded
together and began a site that would hopefully do just that.
THIS IS THAT SITE!
Here’s how it works:
At the beginning of each month, one of the Fiction
Femme Fatale will post a picture that speaks to them. Then all three of us will set about writing a
thousand word story inspired by the picture. There are no rules or boundaries
other than these:
It has to be rated PG
It has to be geared towards young adults or middle
graders
On the first three Fridays of each month we will
each post our stories for your reading pleasure. Krystalyn will post the first
week, Stefanie will post the second, and Amy will post the third. Then the last
week of the month, we will invite you to submit an original thousand word (or
less) story of your own based on the same picture and we will pick one to post
on this blog. If there happens to be a fifth week in any given month, we will
hold some very exciting contests and giveaways.
Our hope is that this blog will be a source of
growth and inspiration not just for us, but for other writers out there like
us. We truly believe that in order to make our dreams come true we need to give
ourselves the opportunity to get more work out there, to push ourselves in
directions we wouldn’t normally have gone, and to rediscover what makes telling
a story so much fun in the first place. We hope that you will join us on this
journey and we look forward to seeing what we can all create together!
Look for our first picture to be posted
by next Monday. For this month only we will have a special guest writer posting
on our last Friday of the month. We did this to give you time to discover us
and see what we’re doing before you were asked to submit any work of your own. But
starting in May, please plan to take a long hard look at our chosen photo and
see if it inspires you. Then, if you would like to submit a story, please email
us at fictionfemmefatale@gmail.com
***please
paste your story into the body of the email. We will not open any attachments.
All stories must be submitted no later than the third Friday of the month. The
three of us will review all submissions and come to a collective decision. If
we pick your story, we will notify you by email the following Wednesday and your
story will post that Friday.
