Mia Botha

We all want to make a good impression when we enter competitions. In this post, we include 14 tips for entering short story competitions.

Do you want to try something different in your short story? In this post, we give you 6 ways to experiment in short stories.

It’s time for NaNoWriMo again. Why not use our 30 writing prompts for November 2017 as a starting point for your novel?

November is novel writing month – NaNoWriMo – and the goal, if you participate, is to write a novel of 50 000 words in 30 days.

How do I include setting in short stories? We need to convey a sense of setting in our short stories. In this post, we give

“Writing prompts have saved me on more than one occasion. Some days I come to the page with enthusiasm, words brimming, stories bubbling. Other days,

What should happen in a short story sequel? In this post, we tell you how to make the most of your sequels in short stories.

Establish a writing routine with our 30 writing prompts for September 2017.

In this post, we discuss how you can learn from the best short story writers. I will use Annie Proulx as an example.

What are scenes in short stories? In this post, we tell you how to make the most of your scenes in short stories.