Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 21 24 Sep 202114 Dec 2021 Well, I'm nearly halfway through the latest draft of The Storm. That surprises me, I feel like the plot is more than halfway through, apparently I spent longer with the…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Four 22 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 Nathan had known that day was coming long before it occurred. Everyone did. Every other week some general or senator would show up, claiming to be the voice of the…
Lessons Transition to Flashback 20 Sep 202110 Nov 2021 The First Recollections) 120 years ago, when film was still in its infancy, the first flashback sequence was conceived of, in the french film Histoire d'un Crime. Before the film…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 20 17 Sep 202114 Dec 2021 I'm coming into the real meat of the story now, the long journey back to shore. As always, here is a link to the second draft of this story, and…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Three 15 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 "Black Cypher you are now at the appropriate depth," Major Hawlings had said into the microphone. There was a moment of silence, but no reply, so Hawlings repeated himself. "Black…
Lessons Stories Within Stories 13 Sep 202110 Nov 2021 A Tale of Two Tales) I have previously mentioned the idea of a story being bookended by another. This would be like the Grandfather reading a story to his sick…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 19 10 Sep 202115 Apr 2022 I've reached the second act of this revision to The Storm. So far things have been a lot smoother than the first time I read through it, and honestly that's…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Two 8 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 Nathan's head swiveled left and right as Doctor Hogue led him through the city. The houses were small shacks, made of the same concrete and zinc sheets that had been…
Lessons Inspiration and Perspiration 6 Sep 202110 Nov 2021 A Strange Place) On Monday I started my latest short story, which is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. There is an outpost of survivors, perched at the edge of a…
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