Deina Furth

Is it Too Late to Start a Writing Career?

Posted on May 8, 2015May 7, 2015 by Deina Furth

Are you afraid that it’s too late to start your writing career? Worried that your chance has passed you by? Well, what if we told you that Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t start writing until she was 44? That Virginia Woolf Continue Reading

How to Write Great Flash Fiction: Crafting Killer First and Last Lines

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Deina Furth

Guest post contributed by Faye Kirwin of Writerology. Words mean everything to a writer. They’re the tools of our trade and should be placed with purpose and care for maximum effect. Nowhere is this more apparent (and necessary) than in Continue Reading

Three Infallible Tips for Writing Flash Fiction

Posted on May 5, 2015May 4, 2015 by Deina Furth

A Guest Post by Bart Van Goethem Let’s not waste time on an introduction, shall we? 1. Develop a fear of death. Life is short. Too short, some would say. But whether you like it or not, one day you Continue Reading

Happy Endings: A Guest Post by Nancy Sakaduski

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Deina Furth

Happy Endings: A Guest Post by Nancy Sakaduski A problem I often see with short stories submitted to the Rehoboth Beach Reads Short Story Contest is a poor ending. Sometimes I get the feeling that the writer, having struggled to Continue Reading

Flash Fiction Contest #8

Posted on May 1, 2015April 30, 2015 by Deina Furth

Image Source: https://vhbelvadi.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/serene-2.jpg Hello everyone! This week, we thought we were about due for a flash fiction contest. The picture above is your prompt. However, don’t let the looks fool you: although this is a serene photo, you will be required Continue Reading

5 Tips for Writing a Great Short Story

Posted on April 29, 2015May 1, 2015 by Deina Furth

Guest post contributed by Eliot Gilbert. I think my first short story was something entitled The Monster Drinks Some Coffee. It chronicled the life of a dog named Lucy — my dog at the time — and her zany adventures Continue Reading

Open Call for Guest Posts!

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Deina Furth

Dear flash fiction and short story authors: Last month, we offered the opportunity for you to write guest posts for the site. And boy, did you answer the call! We got 7 posts on the topic we requested (Why I Love Continue Reading