August’s writing prompt was Sweat. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Sweat writing prompt: Trickling down your spine, glistening along your jaw. Sticky like peach juice and pungent, betraying the smell of the body. The closeness you’ve engaged in. Shivers when breath rushes over it. Summertime treats It is summertime.The cute pink… Continue reading Sweat: August Writing Prompt Responses
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Why we Chose the Theme Gluttony
by Victoria Bromley For Issue 09 of Swim Press, we referred to a previous list of theme ideas we didn’t end up using for past issues. Usually the time of year determines the theme we go for to be in keeping with the seasons, such as saving issue 05 Haunt for the autumn, and when… Continue reading Why we Chose the Theme Gluttony
How to World Build
by Charlie Fabre Often times when we think of writing – or maybe this is just me – we think of the characters. They are, after all, the driving force of any story, the people we fall in love with, the heart and soul. But who are the characters without the world that shapes them?… Continue reading How to World Build
Melting: July Writing Prompt Responses
This month’s writing prompt was Melting. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Melting writing prompt: Sticky sweet ice cream dripping over your fingers. The ice melted in the glass. condensation forming perfect droplets on the side. Nothing good lasts forever. equatorial deep belly laughs cure, my sweet milquetoast,ripe as honeyed mango cherries… Continue reading Melting: July Writing Prompt Responses
The ‘End of the World’ Novel
by Victoria Bromley It’s not often that I’ll read a dystopian or apocalyptic novel, but recently I’ve enjoyed books which are eerie and unsettling with an end-of-the-world inevitability. As a teenager my favourite book was They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, so I shouldn’t find it that shocking that I’m drawn to… Continue reading The ‘End of the World’ Novel
Patience: April Writing Prompt Responses
This month’s writing prompt was Patience. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Patience prompt: Buds sprouting from soil, waiting for rain. A seat pulled out for a guest you’ve anticipated for a while. The temperature changing. It can be tedious and longsome, time dragging, the days peeling away, but there’s something coming.… Continue reading Patience: April Writing Prompt Responses
Love/hate: Writing Prompt Responses
For February and March, the writing prompt was love/hate. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Love/hate prompt: There’s a thin line between love and hate: a strand of hair, the edge of a shadow, the place where two lips meet. It’s brutal and testing and translucent. So much can be said in… Continue reading Love/hate: Writing Prompt Responses
Books to Read on the Theme of Motion
by Charlie Fabre and Victoria Bromley The theme of our eighth issue (!!!) has now been revealed, and it’s Motion! Moving, drifting, stopping. Progress, coming to terms with, beginning. We love this theme for all the possibilities it might bring – but if you’re stuck and need some inspiration, we feel these books might push… Continue reading Books to Read on the Theme of Motion
Possibilities: January Writing Prompt Responses
This month’s writing prompt was Possibilities. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Possibilities prompt: It’s alluring, this sense of the unknown, the what-if. A year that is open and unwritten. Who could you meet? Who may you become? It’s fascinating to imagine the person that will come out of all of this,… Continue reading Possibilities: January Writing Prompt Responses
How to Stay Motivated as an Undiscovered Writer
by Victoria Bromley As an undiscovered writer myself, having to bolster my own motivation to not lose hope in my writing projects, or my faith that one day I will become published, can be difficult. It would be better if I was writing this as a debut author with my novel hitting the shelves this… Continue reading How to Stay Motivated as an Undiscovered Writer