Writing Exercise #6
November 17th, 2011 § 1 Comment
I’m actually pretty proud of this one. In fact, I may try and turn this into a real short story later. After NaNoWriMo of course. The prompt is: “Santa Claus” is really a package delivery service run by Aliens.
“How could you loose an entire squadron of elves, and half a contingent of reindeer in one night? Do you have any idea how much your little stunt is going to cost me? What were you thinking? An unauthorized fly by, in a major metropolitan area, during the day, in November for cripes sake! Hundreds of people saw you Zant! How are we going to explain this one? The US military is already up my ass about the sightings last Christmas over Des Moines, and now this? Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
NaNoWriMo Update
November 16th, 2011 § 1 Comment
Well we’re at the halfway mark and I have to say this is way more difficult than I anticipated. Don’t get me wrong, I knew that it was going to be hard, but this…this is hard.
So far, I have managed to scrape together about 6,000 words, which puts me pretty dang far behind. I’m having a couple of problems:
1) Turning off the internal editor/critic.
2) Finding time to write.
3) Staying motivated.
Writing Exercise #5
November 16th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Writing prompt:
There’s a pill out there that gives you godlike powers.
“I don’t understand…so this pill turns you into God?”
“Well, sorta. I mean, you get to be god-like for an hour or so, but it wears off. Look man, you said you wanted to experience something crazy and wild your last night out. This is the cream of the crop right here.”
Writing Exercise #4
October 25th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
The idea behind this exercise is to write a scene without any dialogue tags or external descriptions. Everything must be told through dialogue. The goal is to make it so that the reader can always tell who is speaking and follow the story. If you feel like commenting, I would love to know if you’re able to tell how many characters are in the scene, where they are, and if you can follow who is speaking.
“Can’t we talk somewhere more…private?”
“Oh relax Suul, sit down, have a drink! Enjoy yourself! Hey, sweet cheeks! Let’s have a round for me and my friend here!”
“Good Gods Trean, are you trying to get caught?”
“You need to relax more. Look, we’ve got a new girl performing tonight. I can arrange a private party for you later if you like.”
“If you’re not interested in doing business, I’m leaving.”
Chapter 1
October 24th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Chapter 1
Only thirty yards stood between Corr and freedom. The tall reeds whipped at his unexposed skin as he ran towards the forest edge. He did his best to protect his face with his hands, but every step he took was more painful than the last. He knew that once he passed the edge of the Riverlands and entered the lowland forests of Endrin he would be beyond the outer edge of any patrolmen of the Rhen Alliance.
