Rejection, I Has It
So, I heard back from John O’Neill at Black Gate regarding two submissions I had sent his way. The first was rejected. As usual, Mr. O’Neill had… Read More »Rejection, I Has It
Fiction
Gifts of the Elder Gods
Here’s the third story of mine that I’m going to share. Hopefully this will make up for the silence on this blog since my second daughter… Read More »Gifts of the Elder Gods
Snowflake Project: Alex’s Story
So the Snowflake Method indicates the writer should create a one page plot synopsis for each character. I think I’m going to pass on that. I have… Read More »Snowflake Project: Alex’s Story
Snowflake Project: The Extended Plot Synopsis
So, the next step in the Snowflake Method is to take each sentence of the plot paragraph, and create a paragraph from that. I didn’t take that… Read More »Snowflake Project: The Extended Plot Synopsis
Plot Discovery – A Day’s Work
I’ve mentioned before that finding a plot is never a problem for me, only putting it into practice. Here’s an example. I was watching a… Read More »Plot Discovery – A Day’s Work
Giving It All Away . . . well, maybe not ALL
So in the near future expect to see a fantasy story and a sci-fi story, neither good enough for the big leagues, but fun little… Read More »Giving It All Away . . . well, maybe not ALL
Farewell, My . . . Something
I’ve said it before, Wikipedia is your friend. Doing some reading on Film Noir, I ran across a synopsis of Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely.… Read More »Farewell, My . . . Something
Corpse Paint
Author: Armand Rosamilia Vladimir Dragov shivered as the sun began its descent. On the snowdrifts before him were dozens of dead Northlanders from his tribe,… Read More »Corpse Paint
Sand Spiders
Author: Janet L. Loftis He wasn’t dead…not yet. But they were already digging his grave. At least he thought they were. Sounds of metal scraping… Read More »Sand Spiders
Lono and the Little Gods
Author: Paul R. McNamee Lono swung the shaft of his spear in an arc across the front of his body. He missed–again. He spun the… Read More »Lono and the Little Gods