It was a day shrouded in winter.

Talun buried his face in the wool of his hood.

*sigh* They say writers struggle with ‘showing’ instead of ‘telling’ their whole lives. I guess I’m getting better at dodging exposition, but sometimes I’ll write something like the snippet above and have to correct myself.

Then there’s rhythm, clarity, ‘slow death’ control, LS/V, and sooo much more. Paying attention to this stuff is cumbersome, but it pays off greatly in the final draft.

I believe I’ve covered ‘show, don’t tell’, rhythm, and clarity here. But you might be wondering what ‘slow death’ is.

It’s a problem I experience quite frequently– Read the rest of this entry »

I finally got done with “Big Blue”, a short story written from a woman’s perspective and heavy on the dialogue. It packs some emotional punch, but it’s not high fantasy. It’s present day stuff.

Still, I might enter it somewhere and see how well it performs. If anybody would like to give my first draft a read, I’d love whatever criticism you can offer. And if anybody knows of a good writing contest, that would be most helpful as well.

Oh, by the way, I’m still waiting to hear back on “En Prise” the short story I submitted late last year. :P

My fingers are growing sick of being crossed all the time.

Later, taters.