Lessons Critique Up 15 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 So here we are at the start of a new series. Each time I finish a session of stories I am well aware of all the shortcomings in my work,…
Short Stories Revelate 11 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 I The wall’s entire surface was covered by a nest of cables and wires, some as thick as a thumb, others as thin as a strand of hair. Each of…
Short Stories Revelate: Ayla 4 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 The wall's entire surface was covered by a nest of cables and wires, some as thick as a thumb, others as thin as a strand of hair. Each of them was…
Lessons Hey, Coach, I Love You 1 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 A classic consideration when designing the protagonist of a story is what will their arc be? Is this a coming-of-age experience? A heroic epic? A tragic downfall? Will it truly…
Short Stories Revelate: Clockmaker 27 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 Beneath the mist the heart vessel continued beating, and as it did so the shriveled tendrils of the dead parasite broke apart and were passed down and out through the…
Lessons The Good Fight 24 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 One of the endearing elements of the typical literary protagonist is that they are usually unaware of their role as the hero of the story. Instead, when we first meet our…
Short Stories Revelate: Kael 20 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 "Are you alright?" the spindly Clockmaker asked as he lowered his slight frame to be level with Kael's dejected eyes in a single fluid motion . "I—feel wrong," Kael said stiffly.…
Lessons How to be a Good Badguy 17 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 Almost every story includes some sort of antagonist character, a villain who stands in contrast to all that the hero seeks to accomplish, and the entire crux of the story…
Short Stories Revelate: Cee 13 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 A faint grinding sound. Metal threads running along metal grooves. Small, and close. A faint popping noise now, and then a surge of light. The aperture shrunk to reduce exposure…
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