A Challenge to Readers: Help Me Rediscover My Passion

If you’ve read my bio, you know that I have a master’s degree in writing and am a published author. (My publications include a short story in “Enhanced Gravity,” a short story in Gargoyle magazine, and a short story in “District Lines.”)

But the truth is, despite my passion for writing, I don’t write enough. It was easy when I was in graduate school or had a writing group. Then, there were deadlines to meet. Now, there are just what seems like a million other things competing for my attention — my daughter, my dog, my full-time job, my volunteer gig (Gaithersburg Book Festival), my house…

So now, I want to take advantage of being a Furloughed Fed to get back to what I love: my writing.

Sure, this blog is one way. It is writing. But my first love is fiction writing.

So I’m issuing a challenge to my (few) readers… help me find my way back.

Go to the comments section below and post a first line or a quirky character name to get me started, an unusual item you’d like me to incorporate into a story, or anything else that you think will stir my creative juices. I’ll choose one (or more) to inspire a new piece of flash fiction (1,000 words or fewer), and I’ll post the resulting stories to this blog.

In the meantime, well, I’ll be waiting to hear from you.

About Robin Ferrier

Robin Ferrier is the Vice Chair of the Gaithersburg Book Festival. She has had three short stories published in anthologies and literary journals and had a play performed in Source theater's 10 Minute Play Competition. She has an M.A. in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.

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