Short Stories Raise the Black Sun: Part Two 14 May 202014 Dec 2021 We numbered 37 in all. 36 Treksmen, plus our new foreman, a man we had never met called Boosh Fyyan. To this day I cannot tell you the first thing…
Lessons A Smooth Ride 11 May 202013 Dec 2021 The Trouble of Consistency) Plot-holes are potholes. They take what might have otherwise been a smooth and pleasant ride, and violently shake you out of the moment. The worst thing…
Short Stories Raise the Black Sun: Part One 7 May 202014 Dec 2021 This, of course, is my account of the Priests of Oolant and the sacrifices they made to summon the dread eclipse. The final night. The burning horizon. The Black Sun.…
Lessons A Fitting End 4 May 20201 Dec 2021 Back to Basics) Some elements of storytelling are so ubiquitous that they are taken for granted...at least until you start writing a story of your own and then have to…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 12 1 May 20201 Dec 2021 APRIL STATS Days Writing: 12 New Words: 3747 New Chapters: 1.25 Total Word-count: 42,497 Total Chapters: 12 Well, the main takeaway from April is that I did not get as…
Improving Technique Two Years In 30 Apr 20201 Dec 2021 Wow! I'll be honest, the first year of this blog dragged very slowly for me. By the time I hit my first anniversary I felt I had accomplished a herculean…
Short Stories Slow and Easy, Then Sudden: Part Three 30 Apr 20201 Dec 2021 Howie turned his car back towards the desert and soon a long-lingering plume of dust was the only evidence of him that remained in town. As the sun slowly lowered…
Lessons This Changes Everything! 27 Apr 20201 Dec 2021 Beings of Change) I've never had the convenience of meeting the same person twice. I've known many people under the same name, and usually all somewhat similar to each other,…
Short Stories Slow and Easy, Then Sudden: Part Two 23 Apr 20201 Dec 2021 Next door to the motel was the auto repair shop, exactly the place that Howie needed. He lazily steered his car into the neighboring parking lot, gave his horn two…
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