Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Seven 13 Oct 202130 Dec 2021 "Hey, come back here," Manny had said. "What?" Nathan asked. "We need to talk." "Can it wait." A long pause. "No." Samuel Iverson shifted in his chair, interrupting Nathan's memory.…
Lessons Who Even Are You? 11 Oct 202110 Nov 2021 The Mysterious Man) The 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film Suspicion was a bit of a surprise to its audiences. Its main star, Cary Grant, was known for always playing a heroic…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 23 8 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 Not quite to the final act of the story, but getting very near. Today's effort ought to bring us to the moment just before the story's climax, and then we'll…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Six 6 Oct 202130 Dec 2021 Nathan's eyes darted down to the backpack he was clutching to his chest. "Don't do it!" Manny said hotly. "We always said we'd protect it, no matter the cost!" "But…
Lessons Something Old, Something New 4 Oct 202110 Nov 2021 A New Voice) Romeo and Juliet has been a classic since its premier in 1597, and like many of Shakespeare's works it has been reimagined countless different times. What if…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 29 1 Oct 202130 Dec 2021 SEPTEMBER STATS Days Writing: 11 New Words: 1,635 New Chapters: 0.5 Total Word-count: 87,132 Total Chapters: 23.5 September wasn't the best month for my novel. 11 days of writing is…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 22 1 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 After my first draft I felt that The Storm needed a more fleshed out body, with more obstacles to exhaust both the characters and the reader. I therefore added a…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Five 29 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 A silence fell over the room, but it was finally broken as the man next to Nathan spoke up. "Yes, there are some definite concerns," he said to Samuel Iverson,…
Lessons Always Opposition 27 Sep 202110 Nov 2021 Sad Song) My parents grew up during the height of film musicals and so our video library was full of classics like The Sound of Music, Singin' in the Rain,…
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