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Writing Tip Wednesday: my third published short story

Posted on May 6, 2026Author Jill M SmithPosted in Writing, Writing Tip WednesdayLeave a Reply

I am happy to announce that I have published another short story! “The Red Shoes” is included in the Back Roads Literary Review Spring 2026 anthology (link for purchase on About Me page). When I saw that the theme for the Spring anthology was “the moment when,” I realized I already had the beginning of…

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Posts (Listed by Recent First) and Links to Pages :

Writers:

On Writing: Why Writing Short Pieces Helps in the Long Term

Writing Tip Wednesday: My Third Published Short Story

Writing Tip Wednesday: Head-Heart-Gut Polarization

Writing Inspiration: Eudora Welty

Writing Inspiration: A Writer's Retreat in Provence

Writing Inspiration: My Jewelry Box

Writing Tip Wednesday: Believable Heroes

Writing Resource: The Secrets of Character by Matt Bird

Writing Resource: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody

An Artist's Date: The Morgan Library

Writing Resource: How to Write Short Stories and Use Them To Further Your Writing Career by James Scott Bell

Writing Resource: The Magic Words by Cheryl B. Klein

Artist's Date: Quest for Short Stories

An Artist's Date: The Strand Bookstore in NYC

Writing Resource: How To Write Short Stories and Get Them Published by Ashley Lister

Care Givers:

On My Bookshelf: The New American Diner Cookbook by Julissa Hernandez Roberts

What I'm Reading: The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz

What I'm Reading: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A Classic [not] to Consider: Moby Dick by Herman Melville

What I'm Reading: Perfect by Rachel Joyce

What I'm Reading: Long Island by Colm Toibin

What I'm Reading: Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall

Reading for Reflection: Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

What I'm Reading: Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

What I'm Reading: Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March

What I'm Reading: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Kids Only:

Summer Reading: Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald

Independent Reading: Halfway to Harmony by Barbara O'Connor

Independent Reading: The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

Summer Reading: Painting the Game by Patricia MacLachlan

Summer Reading: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glasser

Summer Reading: Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt

Summer Reading: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

Summer Reading: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Teachers:

Teacher Resource: Let the Glitter Settle by Stefanie Lachenauer

A Gem of a Poem: "First Fig" and "Afternoon on a Hill" by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Short Story Spotlight: "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry

A Gem of a Poem: "Chairs in Snow" by E. B. White

Teacher Resource: "The Santa Ana" by Joan Didion

A Gem of a Poem: "Snow Dust" by Robert Frost

Contact & About Jill M Smith

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Recent Posts

  • Summer Reading: Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
  • Writing Resource: The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird
  • On Writing: Why Short Pieces Help in the Long Term
  • Writing Tip Wednesday: my third published short story
  • On My Bookshelf: The New American Diner Cookbook by Julissa Hernandez Roberts

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