I was reading a Scooby Doo book to my five-year-old son. In the story, the gang were in a surfing contest. Scooby and Shaggy were swept away on their turn surfing and landed on a deserted island. They chose to send a message in a bottle into the ocean. The message said, "Save Us." As … Continue reading Message in a bottle
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Short Story: Finding the humor – Illogical Comparisons
In a valiant attempt to focus on nano this year, I decided to chronicle my journey creating a humorous short story as a series of blog posts I could schedule over November. We have already talked about the idea, some character basics, character archetypes, and finding the humor with a journalistic approach. One of the … Continue reading Short Story: Finding the humor – Illogical Comparisons
Short Story: Finding the Humor – Journalistic Approach
In a valiant attempt to focus on nano this year, I decided to chronicle my journey creating a humorous short story as a series of blog posts I could schedule over November. At this point I have an idea, a character, an archetype, at least thought about the ending twist, and reviewed some other humor … Continue reading Short Story: Finding the Humor – Journalistic Approach
Short Story: The twist at the end
In a valiant attempt to focus on nano this year, I decided to chronicle my journey creating a humorous short story as a series of blog posts I could schedule over November. We have already talked about the idea, some character basics, and character Archetypes. Next thing I need to look at is the … Continue reading Short Story: The twist at the end
Short Story: Archetypes
In a valiant attempt to focus on nano this year, I decided to chronicle my journey creating a short humorous story as a series of blog posts I could schedule over November. I'd reviewed the character basics and had an idea sentence, but I was still staring at a blank screen. I had a week … Continue reading Short Story: Archetypes
Short Story: Character Basics
In a valiant attempt to focus on nano this year, I decided to chronicle my journey creating a humorous short story as a series of blog posts I could schedule over November. See... Catching two dragons with one net. I am writing a short story, so the character doesn't need as much depth as … Continue reading Short Story: Character Basics
Short Story: Brainstorming 101
In a valiant attempt to focus on nano this year, I decided to chronicle my journey creating a short humorous story as a series of blog posts I could schedule over November. I'll reference these later, but I use 'top ten' and 'what if' when brainstorming. Top Ten I've also seen this as rule of … Continue reading Short Story: Brainstorming 101
Short Story: The Idea
In a valiant attempt to focus on nano this year, I decided to chronicle my journey creating a short humorous story as a series of blog posts I could schedule over November. This was inspired from a Community Ed class on short stories. One of the exercises from this class was to start with a … Continue reading Short Story: The Idea
KidBit: Chapstick
My six-year-old daughter was bringing chapstick to school. "Don't let anyone use your chapstick," I said. "Mom," She huffed then said, "I'm not that kind of girl."
The story we tell ourselves
I believe the human mind is always seeking to make order out of chaos. I seek to make sense of the random acts that effect me by working them into my own personal stories. I emphasize different facets of my story based on what is important to me at that moment. My narrative grows and changes as I do. … Continue reading The story we tell ourselves
