Ben Adams
@bentadams11.bsky.social
RELATIVITY (BHC Press), EIC Four Leaf Collective, MFA Creative Writing USFCA ‘25, Pushcart Nominated benadams.net
I’m excited to announce I’ll be teaching a class on structure through San Francisco Creative Writing Institute. Hope you can check it out tinyurl.com/2h8afz39
#writingclass #bayareawriters #writingcommunity
#writingclass #bayareawriters #writingcommunity
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I’m excited to announce I’ll be teaching a class on structure through San Francisco Creative Writing Institute. Hope you can check it out tinyurl.com/2h8afz39
#writingclass #bayareawriters #writingcommunity
#writingclass #bayareawriters #writingcommunity
Excited to announce my latest short story was published today by Flash Fiction Magazine!
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Flash Fiction Magazine – Daily Flash Fiction Stories
We publish one flash fiction story a day. Flash fiction stories are 1000 words or less. Visit our site to read a variety of stories or submit your own.
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April 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Excited to announce my latest short story was published today by Flash Fiction Magazine!
flashfictionmagazine.com
flashfictionmagazine.com
Bay Area writers. There are only four spots left in our FREE writing class, Cornerstones of Fiction. Join us for a deep dive into plot, character, theme, and setting.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
March 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Bay Area writers. There are only four spots left in our FREE writing class, Cornerstones of Fiction. Join us for a deep dive into plot, character, theme, and setting.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
Reposted by Ben Adams
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
March 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
March 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
Reposted by Ben Adams
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Bay Area folks, I’ll be teaching a free writing class with the brilliant Raya North. We’ll be doing a deep dive into plot, character, theme and setting. Hope to see you there.
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
sfwriting.institute/course/the-c...
Shoutout to all the essayist. I’m working on one now, a personal essay, and writing about myself, being vulnerable and honest, is really humbling.
February 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Shoutout to all the essayist. I’m working on one now, a personal essay, and writing about myself, being vulnerable and honest, is really humbling.
I really like it when I wake up to a rejection for a story I pulled because it’s being published somewhere else.
February 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I really like it when I wake up to a rejection for a story I pulled because it’s being published somewhere else.
Sent in the edits for the story. In a few weeks I’ll know when it will be published
February 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sent in the edits for the story. In a few weeks I’ll know when it will be published
Woke up to a short story acceptance. The first of 2025, hopefully not the last. Nice way to start the day.
February 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Woke up to a short story acceptance. The first of 2025, hopefully not the last. Nice way to start the day.
My 15yo cat starts chemo today and I’m not emotionally prepared for the next two years.
February 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My 15yo cat starts chemo today and I’m not emotionally prepared for the next two years.
Just submitted a short to a very big, very intimidating publication. Everyone said this story was good, so I figured, why not? Now I wait.
February 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Just submitted a short to a very big, very intimidating publication. Everyone said this story was good, so I figured, why not? Now I wait.
Ever start writing a short story and have so much fun you think, I’d rather work on this than my other writing projects? Yeah, that happened to me today.
January 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Ever start writing a short story and have so much fun you think, I’d rather work on this than my other writing projects? Yeah, that happened to me today.
Working on a really great short story, and I’m wondering if I should roll the dice and send it to some big time lit mags.
January 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Working on a really great short story, and I’m wondering if I should roll the dice and send it to some big time lit mags.
I really don’t like when I find an editing note that says “Look at entire manuscript for (fill in the blank craft topic).”
January 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I really don’t like when I find an editing note that says “Look at entire manuscript for (fill in the blank craft topic).”
On cold meds, trying to write. I can feel the thoughts trying to break through the wall of DayQuil.
January 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
On cold meds, trying to write. I can feel the thoughts trying to break through the wall of DayQuil.
I have a great ending line for this flash piece, but no idea how to get there
December 10, 2024 at 1:41 AM
I have a great ending line for this flash piece, but no idea how to get there
Reposted by Ben Adams
December 7, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Bay Area Writers Starter Pack has arrived!
December 7, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Bay Area Writers Starter Pack has arrived!
Got a personalized rejection from a lit mag. They were very complimentary, but said the voice of my story didn’t match what they were looking for for the issue.
December 6, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Got a personalized rejection from a lit mag. They were very complimentary, but said the voice of my story didn’t match what they were looking for for the issue.
Been really feeling the imposter syndrome the past couple of weeks. I need some good publishing news, or just a compliment about my writing (not fishing), anything to break me out of this funk.
December 4, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Been really feeling the imposter syndrome the past couple of weeks. I need some good publishing news, or just a compliment about my writing (not fishing), anything to break me out of this funk.
Long sentence update: it’s up to 14 pages. But I’ve reached the end of the story, so unless it grows during revision, this is officially the longest sentence I’ve ever written
November 27, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Long sentence update: it’s up to 14 pages. But I’ve reached the end of the story, so unless it grows during revision, this is officially the longest sentence I’ve ever written
Long sentence update 2: what started as a 5 page single sentence, is now up to 12 pages, and over 4000 words.
November 25, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Long sentence update 2: what started as a 5 page single sentence, is now up to 12 pages, and over 4000 words.
This whole thread perfectly sums up what tech companies think of books and us as readers and writers.
What's interesting about this trend for book marketing AI companies—who secure £Xmil in seed funding, get a write-up in the Bookseller, and will now wither away, leaving only a slime trail of AI generated goop across the surface of culture—is mainly what it says about capital’s engagement with books
Least surprising photo line up of all time
November 25, 2024 at 8:56 PM
This whole thread perfectly sums up what tech companies think of books and us as readers and writers.