Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 30 1 Nov 202130 Dec 2021 OCTOBER STATS Days Writing: 23 New Words: 7,338 New Chapters: 2 Total Word-count: 94,033 Total Chapters: 25.5 September wasn't a great month for my story, but October was my best…
Lessons The True Character Revealed 1 Nov 20213 Nov 2021 Dodging the Truth) At the start of the 1999 film The Matrix, Neo already knows that the world is hiding something from him. Somehow the life that surrounds him seems…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 26 29 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 Here I am, done with my third draft of The Storm. This milestone happens to coincide with another: I have now worked on the project for 26 weeks, or half…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Nine 27 Oct 202130 Dec 2021 "GET OFF OF ME!" Nathan roared. "GET OFF!" "Let go of the pellets!" one of the Elders shouted, gripping Nathan's wrist and slamming his clenched fist against the ground. Nathan…
Lessons Pay the Price 25 Oct 202110 Nov 2021 Committed) The 2006 film The Prestige is about 19th-century magical performers, Alfred Borden and Robert Angier, who will go to any lengths for their art. At the beginning of the…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 25 22 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 Well, here we are at the end of the third draft. I'm anxious to wrap this iteration up and take the whole thing in from beginning to end. I do…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Eight 20 Oct 202130 Dec 2021 Nathan made one more look up and down the table, but absolutely no one was willing to meet his gaze. "Well..." he said softly. "Alright then. I guess there's no…
Lessons The Shattered Protagonist 18 Oct 20214 Nov 2021 Arabian Mishaps) In the Disney animated film Aladdin, our protagonist is a lowly street thief who dreams of a better life. From the very beginning he speaks longingly of having…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 24 15 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 I've been sharing my work on this story with a writer's group and getting some feedback from them. They've helped me to see the need for more variety in my…
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