Welcome to the Short Story Revolution! Writers, raise your pens.
Brainstoryum creates the wildest writing prompts using a game--and showcases *your* microfiction in response to these.
May the Socks of Destiny guide us into the strange & infinite depths of the imagination.โ๏ธ
Writers & imaginists! Your weekend is not weird enough without the Brainstoryum podcast.
* a surrealist word game that mixes YOUR word suggestions into prompts
* laughs & imagination-yoga as I brainstorm stories
* writing tips & publishing opportunities!
annatizard.com/brainstoryum
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#Writers! What does being #indie mean to you? Tell us!
Once upon a time, being a #selfpublished writer came with a stigma - but no more! What do you like about it now?
#Readers! Why do you enjoy stories by #indieauthors? We'd love to hear your views!
#writingcommunity
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I'm still waiting for a series with ninja mermaid squirrels!
Hollywood, are you working on this?๐
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A cat named Samson perched atop a stone gargoyle at Knightshayes Court, Devon, UK, exemplifying Victorian Gothic architecture. The building was designed by architect William Burges and constructed in the late 1860s. Photo by National Trust.โฃ
via Fat Cat Art #Caturday
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#vss365 #Lottery
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
at a tavern
beyond the mountain pass,
a lottery chose
the songs we would sing.
I drew a slip
in a language
I could not pronounce.
From the darkest corner,
an old woman rose.
She held the paper
to the lamplight
and began to sing.
Rain touched the shutters.
Her voice crossed the room
like a road returning
to a country
no map could hold.
When the last note faded,
she wiped a tear,
then placed the paper
back in my hand.
I never learned
what the words meant.
I carried the slip
out into the rain,
careful not to fold
the country
she had just returned to.
ๅฑฑ้ใ่ถใใๅ
ใซใใ้
ๅ ดใงใฏใๅฎใใใฎใใใชๆฝ้ธใงใๅฎขใใกใๆญใๆฒใๆฑบใใฆใใพใใใๆ
ไบบใๅผใใ็ด็ใซใฏใ็บ้ณใใใใจใใใงใใชใ็ฐๅฝใฎ่จ่ใไธฆใใงใใพใใใ
ใใใจใๆใๆใ็้
ใใ่ๅฅณใ็ซใกไธใใใพใใใ็ด็ใใฉใณใใฎ็ฏใใซใใใใจใ้ใใซๆญใๅงใใพใใใ
้จใ้งๆธใซ่งฆใใฆใใพใใใ่ๅฅณใฎๆญๅฃฐใฏใใฉใใชๅฐๅณใซใๅใพใใใใชใๅฝใธใจๅธฐใฃใฆใใไธๆฌใฎ้ใฎใใใซใ้จๅฑใๆจชๅใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
ๆๅพใฎไธ้ณใๆถใใใจใ่ๅฅณใฏๆถใๆญใใ็ด็ใๆ
ไบบใฎๆใซๆปใใพใใใๆ
ไบบใฏๆๅพใพใงใใใฎๆญ่ฉใฎๆๅณใ็ฅใใใจใฏใใใพใใใงใใใ
ๆ
ไบบใฏใใฎ็ด็ใๆใฃใฆใๅใณ้จใฎไธญใธใจๆญฉใๅบใใพใใใ่ๅฅณใใใฃใไปๅธฐใฃใฆใใฃใๅฝใๆใๆฒใใฆใใพใใชใใใใซใ็ด็ใๆใ็ณใใใจใชใใๅคงๅใซๆบใใชใใใ
Folks! If you're inspired by this โฌ๏ธor another prompt from the Brainstoryum podcast, please submit (<250 words) by end of TODAY. โ๏ธ Link in the post below.
I have space to read out 3 stories on the next show, the Halloween Special! ๐Get spooky!
#Halloween #writingprompt #vss365
Ready for a new writing prompt? Something spooky? How about:
"The sinister explorers." Who are they, where are they going& what will they find?
If you'd like your fiction to be read out in the Brainstoryum Halloween special, pls try <250 words at annatizard.com/submit #vss365
Psst! @brennan_dt there's still time to submit (today) if you think of something? ๐
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Thank you @tod_1992 for the honest and generous review. I appreciate you brother. I hope your school year is going great so far!
Here's a review of a newer indie novel that I read a while back and enjoyed. No fancy stars or graphics, but a fair number of words, if that's what you're in to! ๐คฃ๐คฃ
todnewman.com/indie-book-revโฆ
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Happy Narnia Day! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was published 76 years ago on October 16th, 1950, and would become a classic of fantasy and childrenโs literature, with the series selling 120 million copies worldwide and translations in 60 languages.
Do you remember when you first experienced Narnia? What are the scenes and characters that inspire you the most?
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Folks! If you're inspired by this โฌ๏ธor another prompt from the Brainstoryum podcast, please submit (<250 words) by end of TODAY. โ๏ธ Link in the post below.
I have space to read out 3 stories on the next show, the Halloween Special! ๐Get spooky!
#Halloween #writingprompt #vss365
Ready for a new writing prompt? Something spooky? How about:
"The sinister explorers." Who are they, where are they going& what will they find?
If you'd like your fiction to be read out in the Brainstoryum Halloween special, pls try <250 words at annatizard.com/submit #vss365
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Folks! If you're inspired by this โฌ๏ธor any other prompt from the Brainstoryum podcast, please submit (<250 words) by end of day *this Friday*.
I have space to read out 3 stories on the next show--which will be the Halloween Special!๐ป๐ฆ
Excited already #Halloween #writingprompt
Ready for a new writing prompt? Something spooky? How about:
"The sinister explorers." Who are they, where are they going& what will they find?
If you'd like your fiction to be read out in the Brainstoryum Halloween special, pls try <250 words at annatizard.com/submit #vss365
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Kids making fun of influencers just restored my faith in humanity. Nature is healing๐คฃ
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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 15: Tricks in WIP
Would be too massive of a spoiler to reveal the trick in my forthcoming Beauty Is the Beast, but ... let's just say we should always be wary of things that seem to be too good to be true.
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 15: Tricks in WIP
Tricks in my WIP are spoilers, so I won't reveal those. For fun, here's a scene involving one of Dorilian's tricks. Over the course of the series, he manages quite a few. This is the aftermath of his best one.
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Spooky season will not be complete without a copy of Itsy Bitsy Spyder: Evolution.
"What if a father's absence opens a door of unparalleled retribution--releasing a mama bear titan from the void?"
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Sunday 11th October 2026 Thought Of The Day From Morden Station
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Indie Books I've read and reviewed recently:
โGrimbleโ by Simon Meredith
โBeyond the Elven Gateโ by Jason Savin
โItโs Not Going to Happenโ by Henry Cox
โPancakes for Breakfast' by Kerrie Ann
All reviews are linked below
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Come on! Tell us which sentence in your editing today is giving you a headache.
Or which character?
Or is it a comma?
Most importantly how are you solving it?๐
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Made the most of a break in the rain and headed out looking for fungi, but came home with some lovely autumn landscapes too!
Loved the reflections, but that mist rolling over the old stone bridge was worth a mad dash!
#Autumn #NaturePhotography #landscapephotography

































