A record of my education in writing, literature, creativity, and self-expression. Updated whenever I can publish a quality post.

January 27, 2009

Funny thought: "the story about a computer that writes its own stories."

January 19, 2009

SS1: Progress

I'm about 400-500 words in right now, and I want to conclude this one at around 4000. This isn't a budget or hard cap, but a prediction on how much material I'll have to work with.

The story is progressing well. I'm feeling more confident about sentence structure and diction, and I like leaving threads open for future writing sessions. This is thoroughly enjoyable when I'm not so rigid about it.

1/24: about 1000 words in now. New ideas about how to continue the story.

January 16, 2009

First Fiction Thought

If I don't find my own story interesting, no one will.

SS1: About Face

In light of a bet, I'm going to churn out a short story over the next month. The bet involves writing a 6000-word story between now and February 15th. This means a 250-word pace for 24 days, followed by 6 days of editing. We can chop those days in half and take 3 days of time to plan...maybe a planning session once a week with two days of editing?

Anyway, a six-pack of beer (!!!) is at stake here. Not sure if the story's going on Facebook, but that'd be some great fun.

Theme
The importance of cherishing one's family. Labor and possessions are important, but ultimately secondary to one's social bonds.

Plot-Theme
Man leaves his job at a factory to be by his wife's side as she gives birth. Prognosis for wife's birth is grim; she may pass away during delivery. Man considers recent events, his wife, his own life on the way to visit her.

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