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
100 Word Story (7)
My random plot elements are: An idealistic 50 year-old man A cheerful 64 year-old man A cave A power cut adventure And here is the story: Rick Rutherford was used to this sort of thing, hell he lived for it. His slightly older companion didn't seem to mind either. "Oh well, always up for a … Continue reading 100 Word Story (7)
The Golden Age of Television
Back in 2012 I had a short lived desire to write a weekly blog concentrating on the medium (art form if you will) of television and how I believed we were living in what I referred to as 'The Golden Age of Television'. I didn't get very far with it - I only wrote 3 … Continue reading The Golden Age of Television
100 Word Story (6)
The random plot elements: A bold 38 year-old man A restless 25 year-old woman An airport The first day at a new job pride Here we go: He hadn't seen this one before. She had to be new. He made this this trip 3 times a week at least and had gotten to know all … Continue reading 100 Word Story (6)
100 Word Story (5)
The random plot elements ladies and gentlemen: A rude 31 year-old woman A kindly 18 year-old woman A shopping centre Getting lost stubbornness This is promising: "Excuse me Miss, we're looking for JB Hi-Fi?" James enquired of the woman with the pram. "What do I look like, information?" This one wasn't about to help them … Continue reading 100 Word Story (5)
Homework (1)
Back in 2011 when I was studying Creative Industries and a subject called Professional Writing & Editing we were given homework tasks to complete every week. For one of these tasks we were given 10 words that we had to use as part of a 2 paragraph story. Here is the first of these tasks: … Continue reading Homework (1)
More Routine
This is the 3rd draft of my Routine story, the 2nd draft of which was one of the first things I posted on this site. The 2nd draft, because it was part of an assignment I was submitting at the time, was word limit restricted whereas this one is not. This draft is only slightly … Continue reading More Routine
Small Tall Tales 