A few months ago, Steemhouse Publishing felt very excited about the advent of Communities on Steem and looked forward to a new era of blockchain growth and development. Then Ned sold Steemit Inc.’s ninjamined

Grandpop died without telling anyone where he hid the money. None of us would have known about it at all if Nana hadn’t torn the house apart over the past forty years trying to find it. Some of my cousins

I’ve been a bit of a hot mess lately. At least my vanity hopes I’m hot while also falling apart. Not all the way, of course. I’ve got to keep it together enough to function, because I’m a perfectionist

What do you see when you look at the cover image of this post? What comes to mind? Pirates? Metal detectors? Archaeologists? Whatever it is, we’re betting it would make a good story. Last week we posted

This is an old memory. It resurfaced slowly, over the last few weeks, but when I saw the latest writing prompt by @steemhousepub, it made me think of digging up memories from the ashes. And, as many of

“Freewrites” have been a point of contention on the Steem blockchain for years. Writers come and go, names and faces change, and sometimes the original debate gets lost between iterations. From time to

“Oh my god, what have you done to yourself?” Shuffling her feet, absentmindedly, “I got a facelift.” She turns away, twirling the tassel on her keys around her pointer finger. “You’re unrecognizable.”

Our last writing prompt was a smashing success. We had several outstanding Steem participants whose posts are compiled here. Now it’s time for a new prompt, and we’ll put to use the things we learned from

If you're ready for some first-rate fiction, buckle up and hold on to your hats, because we have some for you. In response to our writing prompt offered earlier this month, we had five truly outstanding

A thousand miles of scorched earth lay behind me. Years and years of it, its dust still clinging to my clothes and skin and soul. Struggle, pain, sickness, apathy. The worst decade of my life. Rebirth

BYE

REWRITE The birds always knew. They could sense the way the earth changed even before it blackened and curled, and they stayed away. Today they flew west along the tracks of the old farm road, then sharply

This post serves two purposes. It’s my response to a writing prompt offered up by @steemhousepub, and also the first post I’ve done since being notified that I’ve been blogging on the Steem blockchain

What could be better for the new year on Steem than a resurgence of interest in creative writing? Steemhouse places great emphasis on writing for publication. That is our focus. We exist to find, nurture,

Point of View, or POV as we’ll call it, is a tricky topic for many writers. The mechanics of it are often misunderstood and poorly executed. Inconsistent POV is one of the main problems that editors encounter

Many good articles exist about narrative arc and the building blocks of fiction. Most writers agree that the mainstay of “Three Act Structure” is essential, namely the Setup, Confrontation, and Resolution.

As Winter Solstice embraces the northern hemisphere in the darkest night, may we remember that a seed germinates in the absence of light. Let the darkness nurture your dreams, and as the light grows, may

The Steemhouse Community has been looking forward to the opportunity to organize an online book club right here on Steem, where we can discuss published stories both novel-length and short form, and earn

The Steemhouse Community has been looking forward to the opportunity to organize an online book club right here on Steem, where we can discuss published stories both novel-length and short form, and earn

I couldn’t leave her there on death row at Christmas, this shaggy, patchwork dog named Noelle. Never mind that she and I shared the same name, even the same unusual spelling that so few would know to use.