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Last Week to Sign Up for Our NaNoWriMo Short Story Workshop

Posted on 2014/10/26 by Sean Sandulak

While it’s tradition for many writers to procrastinate over deadlines, there are only six days left before NaNoWriMo begins, and we currently do not have enough people to make our short story workshop viable. If you were considering joining us…

Writers Workshop 3 Update

Posted on 2014/05/12 by Sean Sandulak

In the interest of getting more people to participate, I will be making my selection for this workshop public. All other submissions will remain private to the group. However, please note that any comments you make on my story will…

Tagged with: Creative writing, fantasy, Foil & Phaser, science fiction, writers workshop, writing
Posted in Announcements, Workshops

Storium (Beta)

Posted on 2014/05/06 by Sean Sandulak

Storium is a successful Kickstarter project which aims to merge creative writing with the mechanics of interactive gameplay. Each team of players works together on a collaborative story using a set of virtual cards as both plot devices and character outlines. The…

Tagged with: Creative writing, fantasy, Fiction, Foil & Phaser, online communities, online writing, science fiction, Storium, Writers Resources
Posted in Book Reviews

Creative Writing Courses Available from ITunesU

Posted on 2013/10/27 by Sean Sandulak

Apple’s iTunesU has many courses available for aspiring writers. These free online courses offer writing advice from dozens of authors and academics. There are hundreds of hours of video and audio lectures, as well as free books and other materials.…

Tagged with: Creative writing, Foil & Phaser, Open University, Writer Resources, Writers Resources, Writing Advice
Posted in Writing Resources

Putting the Argument to Rest

Posted on 2013/08/16 by Sean Sandulak

Since I helped create this site in part as a home for leftover stories from The Sword Laser Anthology submissions, it would be a little hypocritical if I didn’t put one of my own up. I hope you get a…

Inspiration Versus Motivation

Posted on 2013/07/07 by Sean Sandulak

Writing is hard. Sometimes you need a little help. Each Sunday, Foil & Phaser will present inspirational and motivational posts to help you break through your writer’s block and get you working again. Since ancient times, people have looked to…

Tagged with: Creative writing, Foil & Phaser, Motivation, Word count, writer, Writing Advice
Posted in Motivational, Non-Fiction, Writing Advice

One Page at a Time: The Cellar Door, Page 4

Posted on 2013/07/01 by Sean Sandulak

This is a collaborative story in which you write the next page of the story. Fill out the form below and I’ll publish the best response each week. Please send in page 5 by SATURDAY JULY 13th at 12pm ET…

Unnoticed

Posted on 2013/06/26 by Sean Sandulak

This is a 5700-word short story from a collection I plan to eventually self-publish. I’ve edited it too many times to see the words anymore. They all sort of blur together. I would appreciate any feedback I could get from…

Tagged with: Fiction, Foil & Phaser, online writing, science fiction, short story, writer, writing
Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story (<7500 words)

One Page at a Time: The Cellar Door, Page 3

Posted on 2013/06/24 by Sean Sandulak

This is a collaborative story in which you write the next page of the story. Fill out the form below and I’ll publish the best response each week. Please send in page 4 by SUNDAY JUNE 30th at 7pm ET…

One Page at a Time: The Cellar Door, Page 2

Posted on 2013/06/17 by Sean Sandulak

The following is the beginning of a what I hope will become a series collaborative short stories. I will post the beginning of a story and then you can send me the next page (about 200 to 300 words). Fill…