S.C Newland - Writer

Hooray! I'm excited to announce - my short Flash fiction piece 'White Goat', came Runner Up in the Tortive Lit Flash Fiction 101 March Competition.  The theme prompt was: A Flaw in Time. Entries were restricted to exactly 101 words. And the guest judge was writer Richard Curnow. You can read 'White Goat' - a one-minute read on their website via this link:  March 2025 Runner Up: White Goat Hope you enjoy it. Pic AI Generation.

Crutch Words are fascinating.  What are they? Words frequently overused in your writing. I discovered mine was soft  and all derivatives - eg: softened, softening.  Used it seven times in a 3,000 word short story! The story made sense with them, but it was annoying. Needless to say, they were surgically replaced. Talking to other writers: that, slightly, look, probably and seem are quite popular.