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…
Short Stories Covalent: Part Seven 16 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 And not only could Cace perceive the monster's presence in the Ether, he was able to understand its parallel purpose in both worlds. He saw that it was a multiplicative.…
Lessons Better Moves 14 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 The Game of Chess) I'm not any good at chess, but I do like to play just for the fun of it. I would describe my style as simply being…
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…
Short Stories Covalent: Part Six 9 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 Rolar shook his head. He didn't understand what Cace meant. It didn't really matter anyway. What mattered was that the beast was here now, and that it might prove to…
Lessons Force My Hand 7 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 No More Hesitations) Last week I considered the resistance that a main character must press through to achieve their greater story. Most protagonists are written so that they dearly want…
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…
Short Stories Covalent: Part Five 2 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 Cace could not hide his hurt the next day. Even after a particularly deep sleep his face was gaunt and pale, with deep lines etched beneath his eyes. When he…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 25 1 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 MAY STATS Days Writing: 7 New Words: 1303 New Chapters: 0.75 Total Word-count: 77,100 Total Chapters: 21 May was a funny month for my novel. I had great success with…