So how have we (and by that I mean ‘I’ of course) been doing in scaling the walls of this rut? Not very well it seems. Still too many of those distractions lurking about. So I’d like to explore some other idea’s about maintaining focus. Read more…
I used to put a great deal of importance on backstory. Backstory, I thought, really makes a tale great. And I used to think that meant spending ages refining it, before even starting on the story proper. Read more…
I’m coming to the end of a story. This is normally motivation in itself, but I think thus time I need a little push. Read more…
Okay, now we’re talking minimalist! You thought 140 characters was small, try doing a story in 6 words. Read more…
As Twitter has become more popular, many have been taking up the challenge of squeezing things down into 140 characters. What about stories? Read more…
There are some tiny tiny stories floating around out there. And although it’s not likely you’d ever publish one, they can be a fun exercise, and a good lesson in editing – most of which is cutting! I’ll post about three types of short short stories. First up is mini sagas.