The narrow wooden board creaked and shifted under Amalia’s feet. No way she was looking down. She did not want to see the jagged rocks and broken bodies below. The rope-bridge spanned the chasm to freedom. The frayed ropes fluttered in the breeze, looking as if a gentle tug would break them. So, she concentrated…
Tag: Short Stories
Short Story: Finding the perfect title
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. (And beyond Bawhahahaha) At this point I have an idea, a character, an archetype, at least thought about the ending twist, reviewed some…
Short Story: Checklist
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. (And beyond Bawhahahaha) At this point I have an idea, a character, an archetype, at least thought about the ending twist, reviewed some…
Short Story: Middle – try fail cycles
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. (And beyond Bawhahahaha) At this point I have an idea, a character, an archetype, at least thought about the ending twist, reviewed some…
Short Story: Beginning – What does it need to do?
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. (and beyond… bawhahaha) We have already talked about the idea, some character basics, character archetypes, and finding the humor with a journalistic approach….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…