Category: fiction

Day 10 Writing Workout

Nov 21, 2025

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Ace Baker

in choose your weapon, fancy footwork, fiction, knockout idea, novels, writing technique, writing workout

This is a post about using imagery in imaginative ways in your writing.
Day 09 Writing Workout

Sep 26, 2025

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Ace Baker

in fiction, nonfiction, novels, poetry, writer ace baker, writing workout

Today we look at why writers need to grow some rhinoceros skin!
Day 08 Writing Workout

Sep 8, 2025

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Ace Baker

in champion, fiction, knockout idea, nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories, writing analysis, writing contests, writing markets, writing technique, writing workout

Today, we learn how and why to track all of those submissions you are sending out!
Day 07 Writing Workout

Sep 6, 2025

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Ace Baker

in champion, fancy footwork, fiction, knockout idea, nonfiction, novels, poetry, power punch, short stories, writing contests, writing markets, writing technique, writing workout

Writing workout 7 focuses on writing contests…what they can do for you, and how you can make the most of them for your writer platform!
Day 06 Writing Workout

Sep 4, 2025

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Ace Baker

in fiction, knockout idea, novels, poetry, short stories, writing markets, writing technique, writing workout

Today, we find out the benefits and possibilities for finding markets FIRST and writing to them!
Day 05 Writing Workout

Sep 3, 2025

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Ace Baker

in choose your weapon, fiction, knockout idea, nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories, writing analysis, writing technique, writing workout

Today is a chance to put what you’ve learned in workouts 1 through 4 into practice. Let’s get to it!
Day 04 Writing Workout

Sep 2, 2025

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Ace Baker

in fiction, knockout idea, nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories, writing analysis, writing workout

Today’s workout focuses on doing a deep dive on an author you love to learn what their favorite techniques are!
Day 03 Writing Workout

Sep 1, 2025

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Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories, writing analysis

Day three deals with the differences between reading as a reader and reading as a writer!
Day 01 Writing Workout

Aug 30, 2025

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by

Ace Baker

in fiction, nonfiction, novels, poetry, short stories, starters, writer ace baker, writing technique, writing workout

A great writing habit that you definitely have time for in your day!
Favourite Opening Lines from The Best American Short Stories 2014

Oct 11, 2015

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by

Ace Baker

in fiction, short stories, starters

A good opening leads you into another world–the world of the story. Here are a few that got my attention from The Best American Short Stories 2014: From David Gates‘ “A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me” : The name Paul Thompson won’t mean any more to you than my name would, but if you’d…