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Short Story Friday: The Gate p.11- Tempest in a Teacup
Tweet of the Day: The “Villain Spectrum”: Creating a Layered Antagonist ——- P.1 – P.2 -P.3 – P.4 – P.5 –P.6a – P.6b – P.7 – P.8 – P.9 –P.10 –P.12a –P.12b – Aftermath ——- –Data Port Access Open– -Updating Data on Malone, J. Detective, Chicago Police Department, Arcology Precinct- #&$^#!#—+#!#$#$!!-Data Corruption- -Reconstructing Data 33% […]
Wizard’s World War: Dispatch 5-Pressure
Tweet of the Day: Use a Question to Create an Unforgettable Opening Chapter ——– Apologies for the lateness of the post. No post on Thursday, but I will update The Gate early on Friday so you don’t mix your fix! 😀 ——– Intro – Dispatches – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 6 […]
Urban Fantasy: The City
Tweet of the Day: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World- Part 3 ——- The City. It the Urban in Urban Fantasy,even though not all UF has to happen in a city, more likely than not the City is still there. The City might be of the authors creation or one ripped from real life. But […]
TV Tropes Monday: Your Terrorist Are Our Freedom Fighters
Tweet of the Day: Nebula Nominated Novellas ——- Everybody loves the underdog. No better antagonist to test your heroic MC than an evil government that oppresses the masses and has overwhelming sources at its disposal. But war is a dirty business with all the collateral damage, fight for survival and trust issues. And then […]
Weekend Roundup: April 17-23 Plus Another Writer’s Challenge
Tweet of the Day: Telling Your Characters Apart ——– This has been an interesting week in this here blog. Battles fought, stories told, challenges met: Sun- We opened the week with a Sunday Tweet about Sci-Fi as a genre and why it remains the “big tent” of modern literature. Mon- Hatedom, brought to you by […]
Short Story Friday: The Gate p.10- Patience
Tweet of the Day: How To Bring Your Characters To Life With The Telling Detail ——– P.1 – P.2 – P.3 – P.4 – P.5– P.6 – P.7 – P.8 – P.9 – P.11 – P.12a –P.12b – Aftermath ——– “ARCHERS!” The sound of a hundred bowstrings vibrated in the thick seaside air. Three longships […]
April Flash Fiction Challenge – Too Late
Tweet of the Day: America’s Secret Bunny Culture ——– Rules of the Challenge: You must start your story with the sentence:”She had been warned, but now it was too late.” The story must be 500 words or less I’ve read a lot of flash fiction stories that express and incomplete idea so for my challenge […]
Wizard’s World War: Dispatch 4-Road Trip
Tweet of the Day: In Memoriam ——- Intro – Dispatches – 1 – 2 –3 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 ——- I-96 West. MI, July 8 6:05 a.m. I pulled over to the shoulder. The state trooper sauntered over from his car to the driver side window. “Driver’s license and registration.” I […]
Neither Here nor There.... 