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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Flash Fiction Friday – Teamwork

27 Friday Sep 2013

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This is one that I wrote with the help of my boyfriend adamvenezia.wordpress.com .  He prompted me, then I wrote it, then he rewrote it.  I think it’s a pretty successful compilation.  It was also what inspired my effort to improve my craft.   I think that this turned out well, and that everything I’ve written since has only gotten better and better.  Enjoy!

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Nicholas rocked back and forth, crumpled on the floor. “I feel like my head is going to explode!” he said. “I’m going crazy here. I can’t stand all these voices.”

Randal poured a tumbler of Scotch from a glass decanter. He held it down to Nicholas and said “Here. This will help.”

“Make it stop,” Nicholas said.

Randal rattled the ice cubes around in the glass to get his attention. “My private vintage,” he said.

“Make it stop,” he said again.   Continue reading →

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Oh, editing…

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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Sorry that there was no flash fiction this past Friday.  There will be one this Friday.  Recently, I left my old job and started yet another new job, which thus far I like, although I’m afraid that it won’t generate enough $ and I will have to get a second job.  Gotta do what we can to pursue the dream, right?  Beyond, I’m taking a third crack at my book Otherworlders.   Continue reading →

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16 Monday Sep 2013

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Writing is easy.  Writing with purpose is the challenge.

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Flash Fiction Friday – A Cocoon of Madness

13 Friday Sep 2013

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There it sat, silky and woven on the underside of the blue tarp, just like Charles had described. Martin leaned in close to get a better look at the tiny structure. Micro strands of fiber had been woven together to create an organic fence. Within the barrier sat the strange sack. With a bulb at the base, it tapered to a pointed top, with fragile support strings strung diagonally down it, connected to the tarp and the fence.

“What is it?” Martin asked, crossing his finger close to the structure.

Charles slapped his hand away.

“Don’t touch it!” Charles cautioned.   Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Friday – Starpocalypse

06 Friday Sep 2013

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Sipping his cooled coffee with little attention, Bill continued clacking away on his computer with his free hand. Returning the near empty cup to the table, he settled his hand back on his keyboard and typed twice as fast. After several hours of painstaking writer’s block, the muses had taken him. He ignored the ache in his bladder, he couldn’t let this streak pass.   Continue reading →

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Round Three

04 Wednesday Sep 2013

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I’ve started on the third draft of Otherworlders. I was planning to just do a polish, but decided that it needs a little restructuring. Gotta add a few chapters here and there, tweak a couple character traits… Hope it won’t be awful. I hate revisions. It’s more fun to write new material, revisions are slow, and I feel like the worst writer in the world while I’m making them. Just when I thought I was done, I got pulled back in. If nothing else, I know every draft I do makes it better. Hopefully after this one, it’ll be good to go.

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Indiegogo for Otherworlders

01 Sunday Sep 2013

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Hi all.  I’ve set up an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to get a professional edit on my novel Otherworlders.  Now a days, agents won’t even look at your work unless it’s polished and practically ready to be on the shelf.  It’d be great if you could take a look, if you could spare a dime, or even if you could just share it with your friends to get the word out.  Thanks!!!

http://igg.me/at/otherworlders/x/4608055

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