I saw another author doing something on her blog, and it looked fantastic! So I am going to emulate it. I will be writing short stories live on this blog.
I figure that will benefit both me and you, the reader. I get to hone my skills with the frequent ad lib writing. And you get free reading and the opportunity to let your input shape what is being written. It's a win-win!
Obviously, I cannot put an entire story into a single blog post, so it will be done in small bits each day...about 500 words or so. It should take about fifteen posts to complete a story. [Disclaimer: all numbers are approximate. It could go longer or shorter as the spirit moves.] I like to think of it as fiction on the installment plan.
My goal in these stories is to fine-tune the characters I intend to use in upcoming novels. I will be working on their voice, personal characteristics, flaws and other components which make them worthy of being a major player. After I finish a story, I will leave it up long enough for you to read the whole thing, in case you missed something. Then I will take it down and compile it into a single story which will (possibly) be published.
In the first story, I will present Lance Scott. He is currently a grad student at the Columbia University Journalism School but by the time he makes it into a novel, he will have graduated and be working as a journalist.
I hope you enjoy these stories. Come back often, because you won't want to miss any installments.
UPDATE: This is a link to the first installment of the first story!
I figure that will benefit both me and you, the reader. I get to hone my skills with the frequent ad lib writing. And you get free reading and the opportunity to let your input shape what is being written. It's a win-win!
Obviously, I cannot put an entire story into a single blog post, so it will be done in small bits each day...about 500 words or so. It should take about fifteen posts to complete a story. [Disclaimer: all numbers are approximate. It could go longer or shorter as the spirit moves.] I like to think of it as fiction on the installment plan.
My goal in these stories is to fine-tune the characters I intend to use in upcoming novels. I will be working on their voice, personal characteristics, flaws and other components which make them worthy of being a major player. After I finish a story, I will leave it up long enough for you to read the whole thing, in case you missed something. Then I will take it down and compile it into a single story which will (possibly) be published.
In the first story, I will present Lance Scott. He is currently a grad student at the Columbia University Journalism School but by the time he makes it into a novel, he will have graduated and be working as a journalist.
I hope you enjoy these stories. Come back often, because you won't want to miss any installments.
UPDATE: This is a link to the first installment of the first story!