Habits and the Short Story

We know the old advice and it's advice that I've probably keep on going back to.  If you want to be a writer, you need to write, everyday.  Your butt should be in the chair and you should be writing.  So, that's a habit.  Everyday, carve out time, and you make it a habit in your life to write x amount of words everyday.

Now, let's say you don't have a novel to write on.  Or your novel is in editing mode but you want to keep on writing.  The best idea is to go to a short story or drabble or flash fiction (we'll get into that next week) and write either a small thought you had into a story or find a prompt.  This will continue to make writing everyday into a habit you can continue.

Websites for Short Story Prompts
Writer's Digest Prompts
Let's Write a Short Story - Ideas
365 Creative Writing Prompts - this is great to start in January and continue year round.
Random First Line Generator
Seventh Sanctum - Writing - I use this website a lot for help with characters and names.  It's a wonderful website and resource.
Awesome Writing Prompts on tumblr