Make Them Work for FictionI've been thinking a lot about the writing year ahead (note the emphasis on thinking). Editorial Calendars are used a lot by magazines and the media to plan the articles they plan to publish. Having some sort of overall picture helps to ensure that articles are relevant and timely. And, if you are a writer like me who needs some sort of inspiration to write fiction, especially short stories, I kind of thought that maybe it could work for providing some sort of 'short story' calendar. There are lots of anniversaries that happen throughout the year, ranging from the first man on the moon, through several wars and even the odd famous birthday here and there. And then of course there are the planned events of the year, William and Kate for one, the World Cup Rugby and the regulars including Valentines, Easter... the list goes on.
There is a great site for Anniversary planning(and plenty of others) , if that's your kind of thing called Ideas4Writers where they list the events in plenty of time to develop a project. This kind of planning worked well for my non-fiction projects, so I thought I might give it a try for some short story pieces. I've already drafted an Easter story, in the form of a muse over at Writers Abroad, so that's a beginning, the key thing then is to find a market, but I should think the regulars would welcome themed stories as long as they are submitted in plenty of time. So if your'e stuck, why not get your calendar out and start jotting down a few ideas. Every little helps...
Until Later...
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