Prattlefog & Gravelrap
Matt KendrickA monthly article series about the elements of short fiction: ideas for rocket-boosting your writing craft, reading recommendations, and other writing-related ramblings.
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Last chance to write with me before I turn into a pumpkin!
I’m taking a break from my teaching work in the early part of 2027, so my upcoming “Go With The Flow” course and “Tying in the Ends” workshop will be the last I teach for a while.
Then I’ll be turning into a pumpkin.
Okay, not quite a pum...
The Complexity of Characters
On the retreat I ran in September, my co-facilitator, Ruth Brandt ran a workshop on “The Darker Side of Characters”, getting the retreat participants to think about the bad things and bad thoughts that connect to characters who are otherwis...
Timey-wimey, title-y-whiter-ly, editty-weddity, flowey-wowey
Yes, that is the title I’m going with for this newsletter 🙃
September is here with (at least in this part of the world) its gusting winds and dampening rains, which after the summer we’ve just had is a welcome relief, but also makes me ye...
The Research Rabbit Hole
Yesterday I got so frustrated with myself. I set aside two hours for writing (a rare treat) and after those two hours were up, I hadn’t added to my wordcount in any way. I said harumph. I went to pour myself a glass of water. I went for a w...
The Editorial Funnel and 10% Editorial Sale
The Editorial Funnel Part 1: Structural Engineering
Dates: 5th - 25th October 2026
Description: You’ve come up with your idea. You’ve put that idea down on the page. But how do you take that first draft and make it the best version o...
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Writer | Editor | Teacher. Stories in Cheap Pop, Craft Literary, FlashBack Fiction, New Flash Fiction Review, Reflex Fiction, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, the Biffy50 list, & the Wigleaf Top 50.
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