Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 28 1 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 AUGUST STATS Days Writing: 17 New Words: 2,966 New Chapters: 0.5 Total Word-count: 85,250 Total Chapters: 23 My goal for the past few check-ins has been to incrementally improve on…
Lessons Intersecting Worlds 22 Mar 202128 Dec 2021 Story Within a Story) The Princess Bride is an interesting story within a story. The novel version is presented as being an abridgement of the actual story, an edit of…
Short Stories The Soldier’s Last Sleep: Part Five 20 Feb 202027 Nov 2021 Private Bradley passed the last hour in a dazed stupor. Though his veins still bulged with adrenaline, he could feel the exhaustion lurking beneath it. Though his eyes were open…
Short Stories The Death of Simon Bowie 18 Jul 201918 Nov 2021 "I don't know, I just always liked that sort of sound in--" Simon stopped speaking abruptly and turned to look about the room. He was the only one here. He…
Short Stories Three Variations on a Theme 4 Apr 201916 Nov 2021 The Stone) I had a dream that I was an explorer in a new land, traveling with a party of adventurers, all fair-haired, young, and beautiful. We were pioneers, pilgrims,…
Short Stories Sculpting Light 2 Aug 201811 Nov 2021 The Matter Tool The "matter tool" was small and held in the hand like a paintbrush. Its small, flat tip had the curious ability of being able to both deposit…
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