Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category
Mrs H.'s Knitting Circle Racing Along
Monday, November 19th, 2007I’ve been belting along with "Mrs H.’s Knitting Circle" today, adding a couple of thousand words to the story. Its got murders, shoot outs, detective work, intrigue, a heist, a confession, a nice cup of tea but no actual knitting. Depending on the final word count I may go back and switch a few sections […]
Mrs H.'s Knitting Circle
Saturday, November 17th, 2007I was reading the end of "The Steward, the Kriegsherr, his Femme Fatale & her Brother" and the start of "Dirk Dangerous and the Giant Balls of Doom" and I felt there needed to be a bridge between them. It means I won’t be introducing Dirk to the world for at least one more story […]
Late Halloween Short Story
Friday, November 2nd, 2007The scratching noises came from the old hotel’s basesment. Every nerve screemed at him to run. His brain said no. So what if the power had gone off? So what if the landline was out? So what if the car wouldn’t start? Storm winds rattled branches against the windows. He wasn’t afraid. He was the […]
The Steward, the Kriegsherr, his Femme Fatale & her Brother: Accepted
Sunday, October 28th, 2007Just heard from Astonishing Adventures Magazine that they’ve accepted "The Steward, the Kriegsherr, his Femme Fatale & her Brother" for issue 2. It’s a sort of sequel to "The Electron Jockey". I’m already 600 words into a sort of sequel to this one with the working title "Dirk Dangerous and the Giant Balls of Doom".
Describing a Character like a Spy
Friday, October 26th, 2007Last year I wrote a post about describing a character in the style of an M&S advert. I’ve just finished reading the SOE Syllabus which included the a technique for describing a character. The following idea is based on the method taught by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) to agents during the Second World War. […]
Dirk Dangerous and the Giant Balls of Doom
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007I got home from work tonight and inspiration struck. I’ve knocked out the first seven hundred words of a new, pulp short story introducing Dirk Dangerous and his faithful batman Johnny.
The Steward, the Kriegsherr, his Femme Fatale & her Brother Away
Friday, October 19th, 2007I’ve just sent off "The Steward, the Kriegsherr, his Femme Fatale & her Brother" to Astonishing Adventures Magazine. Fingers crossed they’ll like it and have space to run it. Thanks to everyone who read it and gave me feedback and to John for proof reading it for me too.
Astonishing Adventures in Writing and Editing
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007A few tweaks on the page on my web site for stories I’ve written for Astonishing Adventures Magazine and a few finishing touches to the story I’m finishing to send off to them.
A word here a word there
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007One thing that always surprises me with editing something after leaving it for a week is just how many words you can trim. I’ve been cutting the odd word here and there from a story tonight so I can add a few extra words I think are needed at the end. A week ago I […]
The Steward, the Kriegsherr, his Femme Fatale & her Brother
Saturday, September 29th, 2007"The Steward, the Kriegsherr, his Femme Fatale & her Brother" came in at almost four thousand words. I’ve done a first polish to bring it down to just under three and a half thousand so it’s the right length for Astonishing Adventures Magazine. It’s a sequel of sorts to "The Electron Jockey". I’m a month […]