This will be the last 100 word story exercise I post for a little while. The exercises have been stimulating and mostly enjoyable but I feel I have enough motivation at present as well as tons of ideas and projects to eep me going. No doubt I will return to these the next time I … Continue reading 100 Word Story (10)
Month: January 2014
What If?
What if the devil were real? What if he or she were here, living on Earth and had been for the last God knows how many years only, what if he or she didn't know they were the devil? What if they weren't aware that they had been living amongst human being for far longer … Continue reading What If?
100 Word Story (9)
This is what the plot generator has given me: A mysterious 68 year-old man A lively 36 year-old woman A nightclub Fired from a job the effects of war And this is what I am giving you: Fuck it she had thought. I'm young and I've got energy to burn. What's one night out gonna hurt? She never … Continue reading 100 Word Story (9)
Billy
This is the 1st half of the 1st draft of a story about a girl who falls in love with a stripper named Billy. Actually, it is two different versions of that story, one told from a 3rd person perspective, the other from the 1st person. This is another story that I plan on including … Continue reading Billy
30 (+1) Years of Film
As you may or may not be aware, I'm a huge fan of re-visiting things. What does that mean? I have no idea. Regardless, 373 days ago I wrote a rather extensive list of my favourite films for each of the 30 years since my glorious birth. Now, over one year later, I've added to … Continue reading 30 (+1) Years of Film
Dialogue
I used to believe that I had a bit of a gift for dialogue and to a certain extent I still believe that to be true. I have the ability to write interesting dialogue in a number of styles ranging from hard-boiled noir to geek teen speak and from wistful romance to pop-culture laden monologues. … Continue reading Dialogue
100 Word Story (8)
My intriguing random plot elements:A brilliant 33 year-old man A stubborn 75 year-old woman An aeroplane Someone telling the truth isn't believed secrecyMy story:The old lady sitting next to him was having none of it. The problem with being genius so to speak was that people very rarely understood where you were coming from. In this instance though he … Continue reading 100 Word Story (8)
Homework (2)
Here are a few more examples of relatively succinct stories I wrote as exercises in my PWE class. Once again, they are of the use all of these words in a 2-3 paragraph story variety. Homework 06-04-11 Homework 10-05-11 Homework 14-04-11
Arizona (Marshall Part III)
Here is the first draft of 3rd (and final?) part of my Marshall series. There is still plenty of work to be done on the series as a whole - new sections to be added to each story, continuity and character inconsistencies to be cleaned up - but I am fairly satisfied that the series … Continue reading Arizona (Marshall Part III)
The Wall
And here it is: I've hit my first wall of 2014. Metaphorical wall that is. You know, in relation to my writing. It's not that I don't have ideas at the moment, more like, I'm struggling with the execution. The writing exercises have been helpful and I fully intend on continuing with them, I just … Continue reading The Wall
Small Tall Tales 