Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 12 23 Jul 202130 Dec 2021 Today I'm looking to transition from my new material into the original story, connecting at the point of Harry's confession to Oscar. From there I expect to follow the same…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 11 16 Jul 202130 Dec 2021 Increasing Danger) Oscar spun the wheel to the left, coming thirty degrees from perpendicular to the waves. The next crest rolled into them and there was the unsettling sensation of…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 10 9 Jul 202130 Dec 2021 Tipping Over) "Oscar!" Harry's voice broke through the howling wind, his hand pointed fearfully ahead. Oscar turned around just in time to see his vessel sliding up the ramp of…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 9 2 Jul 202130 Dec 2021 I haven't quite finished with Oscar's struggle against the waves, and after that I'm going to throw in a few more challenges before Harry gives his confession. I don't just…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 8 25 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 In my original version of this story I was now approaching the final act, and my main concern at this point was that the resolution came much too abruptly. I…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 7 18 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 Firmly in the second half of the story now! Now comes the image of two ships tethered together, fighting their way through the storm. Now is the long, hard tow…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 6 11 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 In the heart of the storm and in the heart of the story! We're right at the middle of my tale, where the protagonist is about to face his great…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 5 4 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 The Storm is a very short story, and yet it still maintains three distinct acts. Thus far we have made it through the first, in which Oscar learns of Harry's…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 4 28 May 202130 Dec 2021 Here we go, continuing with the edit of my short story The Storm. So far, I have made it through the introduction, and now will work on Oscar's journey to…