Lessons The Warped Reflection 4 Apr 202211 Apr 2022 A Longing Heart) My latest short story is centered on a young woman, Freida, who has just broken up with her lover, Lukas. Freida returns home to try and forget…
Short Stories The Long Walk to Alquoran: Part Four 12 Jan 202226 Jan 2022 "You seek vengeance upon those murderous raiders?" King Taq'ii queried. "Vengeance could be sought from the local magistrate," Tammath shook his head. "I have come to the god-King Taq'ii for…
Short Stories The Long Walk to Alquoran: Part One 22 Dec 202126 Jan 2022 Tammath shuffled his sandaled feet up to the line of the eighty-fourth beacon, came to a halt, and bowed deeply. For a minute nothing happened, but Tammath simply patiently waited.…
Lessons Write What You Know . . . Then Surpass It 23 Aug 202131 Dec 2021 Places I Know) Last Wednesday I posted the first half of my new story, Secrets in the Mountain, and it was a very easy piece for me to write. In…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 17 1 Oct 202020 Dec 2021 SEPTEMBER STATS Days Writing: 18 New Words: 3145 New Chapters: 1 Total Word-count: 56,412 Total Chapters: 15.75 Well 3,000 words-per-month definitely seems to be my pattern of late! Actually, if…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 16 1 Sep 202014 Dec 2021 AUGUST STATS Days Writing: 17 New Words: 3001 New Chapters: 0.75 Total Word-count: 53,133 Total Chapters: 14.75 August continued with the greater success that we saw in July. I'm not…
Short Stories It’s Tough to Be a God: Part Three 2 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 Jeret reached down and scooped the poor, lifeless creature up. "It--it sometimes plays dead," he said in fear, imagining it starting to stir, "but then it pops back up after…
Short Stories Network Down: Part Two 18 Apr 201916 Nov 2021 "Dani, are there any nearby buildings open right now?!" Checking...The Barrows Banking and Loan seems to have left its doors open. Really? Maybe the rumors about that place were true…
Lessons Something Different 4 Mar 201915 Nov 2021 Well, here we are in a new series. Usually I try to make each series distinct from the one before, and thus avoid building off of any prior ideas. This…
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