“Shouldn’t you be writing your novel?““My novella, you mean?”“Isn’t it National Novel Writing Month?”“Isn’t it about time you stopped badgering me?”“Isn’t that remark disparaging to badgers?”“Let me call one and ask.” “Well?”“I’m on hold. Want to hear a story?”“One of yours?”“Yes. One of mine.”[silence]“Sure. I got nothing better to do for the next 28.6 seconds.”Continue reading “Short Story Sunday: Well, short, short stories.”
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Spooky Sunday / Inktober Day 31(Risk): My First Horror Story (a risk in itself)
My First Horror Story: Ten Years If you haven’t read yesterday’s post yet, take a quick read for an introduction to this one: https://linesbyleon.com/2021/10/30/weekend-wrap-up-inktober-day-30-slither-somewhat-spooky-saturday/ Done? Great. Let’s continue. Is horror much different from post-apocalyptic or science fiction? When I set out to write this one—yesterday—I wanted to make it an homage to the king ofContinue reading “Spooky Sunday / Inktober Day 31(Risk): My First Horror Story (a risk in itself)”
Thursday Thoughts: Poem to Story
I came across writing prompts on the site Reedsy which were all about windows. I remembered that I had written a poem about a window during National Poetry Month. I looked it over and thought that it would make a good short story, so I began to transform poem to story. When I finished, IContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts: Poem to Story”
Sunday Story Share: Part 3
Last week I posted the second chapter of my short story, The View from Here. Read the first and second chapters here: https://linesbyleon.com/2021/01/24/sunday-story-share/ https://linesbyleon.com/2021/01/31/sunday-story-share-2/ I hope you like the final installment. I looked around again. The sheer rock cliff on which we were perched stretched as far as I could see in both directions. TheContinue reading “Sunday Story Share: Part 3”
Weekend Wrap-up: Feb. 6
In case you missed it, here is quick recap of some posts that I wrote, and others that I came across this week. So get a coffee or tea, sit back and enjoy. This week in my blog: Funny Friday : What are some funny things that happened during your schooling? Weird Wednesday : MoreContinue reading “Weekend Wrap-up: Feb. 6”
Sunday Story Share: Part 2
Last week I posted the first chapter of my short story, The View from Here. In its original form it doesn’t have chapters, so I divided it as equally as possible to create the best suspense. Read the first chapter here: https://linesbyleon.com/2021/01/24/sunday-story-share/ I hope you like the next installment, and if you would like toContinue reading “Sunday Story Share: Part 2”
Weekend Wrap-up
I thought I would do a quick recap of some posts that I wrote, and others that I came across this week. So get a coffee or tea, sit back and enjoy. This week in my blog: If you want a challenge, Try this: Fun Friday: Wait. What? My thoughts on current events: Thursday Thoughts: DoContinue reading “Weekend Wrap-up”
Sunday Story Share: Part 1
I thought that I would share one of my short stories in my book, The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. It’s the longest one I had written up to that point. For dramatic purposes, I’m going to split it up into three chapters to post each Sunday. I hopeContinue reading “Sunday Story Share: Part 1”
Short Stories: Minimalist Reading and Writing
I write like I read. I don’t like reading long, drawn-out descriptions of characters and settings, and I’ll often skim the paragraph for the essential points. Always? No, it all depends on the author. This is why, more than likely, that I primarily write short stories. A writer doesn’t have the luxury of pages toContinue reading “Short Stories: Minimalist Reading and Writing”
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