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Apparently you can vote for your favorite stories and poems over on The Fifth Di…. I wouldn’t be sad if your favorite was me Me mE MEmemEMeMEME meeeeeeeeeeeeee! Just don’t stuff the ballot box or...“Corporate Oversight” available at The Fifth Di…
My story, “Corporate Oversight,” is now available at The Fifth Di…. Woohoo!Wow.
The story I’m working on now? It feels so much like science fiction to write, but I’m pretty sure it reads as fantasy. It’s an alternate history story where something supernatural happens, and I can’t get over how much it feels like science...Question answered.
I wrote 818 words of the story that needed research tonight, and in my opinion, it’s fantasy. My brain suddenly gave me a main character and started spitting out words. There’s even a plot, which surprised me because I wasn’t sure what it was until I...Research!
Inspiration just struck for an alternate history story which will require research. Two items in my random idea file collided. Mmm, research! Good idea file. Extra biscuit! I’m really excited by this idea, but, once again, it’s a situation without a plot....Hmmmmmmm.
Should I send the story formerly known as “Median Effective Dose” through Critters again? On the one hand, fresh tasty brains eyeballs. On the other hand, third time through the queue, and it’ll be at least a month. I’m not quite done yet, so I...Version control, don’t fail me now!
Somehow, the story I sent Ann Crispin was missing a line I thought was in there. No wonder she didn’t notice it. 😉 It must be part of the conversion from Open Office format to rich text format. Note to self: Do not maintain too many versions of a story in too...Oh, sweet validation!
Ann Crispin recommended The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman for her writer’s workshop. The chapter on subtlety was sweet, sweet validation. Yeah, sure, I’ve been known to overdo it on occasion. I’d rather understate than write the scene where...Note to Self:
It’s fine to have a programmer’s aesthetic when writing fiction. Just make sure you declare your variables and functions up at the top. 😉Subscribe
