Short stories are a must-do activity for writers, in my opinion. They allow you to practice a variety of skills, boost your productivity, gain exposure, work in new genres, and develop characters and concepts before dedicating a year or two writing a novel that sucks. Whenever I have time, I love using photo prompts and I've built up quite the collection. I'll be posting sixteen at a time for you to use and switching the photos about every three months.
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Of course, most of them have horror potential, but don't limit yourselves. For one, we need more horror writers in the world. Secondly, a good writer can make a story out of anything. Bend these to your will (and tastes) and go in a direction no one saw coming. Try to get three- to ten-thousand words out of one or more of these and send them my way. I love reading new writers. If I like it, I'll even post it on here. I'm also editing a horror anthology with Bona Fide Outlaw Free Press, so you might just get yourself published!
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The most important thing to do as a writer is write. So here you go. I'm handing you sixteen new stories on a silver platter. Go out and write that shit!