One more week of writing every day. Except for one night when I couldn’t focus and ended up writing the beginnings of a random scene set in a diner—a scene that didn’t really go anywhere and that served as more of a writing exercise than anything else—I’ve been making slow but continual progress on The …
Last Monday I started my “250 Words for 25 Days” challenge and have made it through my first week of writing fiction each and every day. I’ve been working on my humorous science fiction story “The Devious Astrolabe,” the title of which was suggested by Joya and you can actually read the unedited first section …
I just got word that my play “Movie Time” has been chosen as a finalist in the National 10 Minute Play Contest. According to the letter, there were over a 1000 plays submitted. Unfortunately, they don’t mention how many made it to finalist stage, but still, it’s good news: All ten-minute plays will be considered …
(For those of you just joining our show, this story is part of an ongoing series of stories based on titles given to me by people either here on the blog or on my Facebook page. For more info, see this post.) dedicated to Kris, the namer of this tale His name is Matthew and …
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Part 1 Our story continues . . . Jorgee was utterly lost. This section of the city seemed deserted, full of hulking industrial buildings interspered with a few sullen one-story pre-fab rent boxes.The dome of the city was a hazy web of light. Enough so he could see clearly, but making everything look black and …
Dedicated to Joya, the namer of this tale Jorgeegrenthalu d’adr’tt Krendatel-5 (Jorgee to his friends) stood tall and tentacled, a terrifically handsome specimen of his race with large headbumps, peircing black eyes, and a sharp beak. Normally he was quiet and reserved, his movements always formal and highly controlled. Tonight, however, he had lapsed into …
A writing challenge that will hopefully get me back to writing on a daily basis as well as keep me from getting too bored at work. Feel free to submit story titles for me to work with.
A quote for you: Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got. – Steven Pressfield (via Creativityist) In fact, trying to get attention …
I waste time. Lots of it. I waste time by surfing the web, making sure I am caught up on the latest status updates on Facebook, reading blogs, watching shows on Hulu, tinkering with my computer’s desktop and settings. If there’s a television around, I am good at wasting time by channel surfing and watching …