Lessons A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part Two 28 Mar 20224 Apr 2022 Continued Retrospective) A week ago I took a look at my previous short story, Hunt of the Others, and I pointed out that I had struggled with the action sequences.…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 43 25 Mar 20221 Apr 2022 Last week I finished the first segment of the second act, in which we saw Oscar and Harry venture against the waves and ready themselves to push against the eddies.…
Short Stories The Late Letter: Part One 23 Mar 202230 Mar 2022 "Freida, have you seen my socks?" "Oh how perfect, Lukas! You cannot keep track even of your own socks and you think it is good to go and live by…
Lessons A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part One 21 Mar 202228 Mar 2022 The Speed of Action) I have just finished my latest short story, Hunt of the Others. The entire piece was a single scene, wherein we saw a group of hunters…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 42 18 Mar 202225 Mar 2022 Last week I got started rewriting the middle section of The Storm, which I will be continuing with today. As a reminder, this is the outline of the segment I…
Short Stories Hunt of the Others: Part Five 16 Mar 202223 Mar 2022 "Get back!" Myers shouted. All the hunters stared in horror as the claws kept stretching further and further out of the silver window, becoming impossibly warped and long, just as…
Lessons The Trojan Surprise 14 Mar 202221 Mar 2022 That's One Big Horse) The story of the Trojan Horse is referenced most thoroughly in the epic poem The Aeneid. Here we learn of the Greek army, besieging Troy, and…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 41 11 Mar 202217 Mar 2022 Two weeks ago I made an in-depth outline for the middle act of The Storm. About half of its sequences are going to be recycled from previous work, and half…
Short Stories Hunt of the Others: Part Four 9 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 Perry flexed his hands nervously as the beast's snout writhed back and forth through the narrow slit of the window. Its face slammed sideways against his pinned fingers, but with…
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