Here Comes the Bride I made it to the church just in time. Traffic was bad, and worse, I was a little scatterbrained. I had never been able to get that part of my brain to work. Oh well. I came in running, everyone looking at me, but I managed to slide into a seatContinue reading “Flash Friday #18”
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Flash Friday #17
The Storm It was a storm that in ages past would have given rise to a god. The windows rattled, and not just from thunder. Wind howled as it threw itself against the stately manor. Rain pounded the glass like a host of solicitors come to swindle money from the impressive walls. When the thunderContinue reading “Flash Friday #17”
The Quest #24
None up, none back. I’ve got to go through and clean out anyone I queried six months ago or more. I think the ones I did with my old query letters are definitely rejections. I will be doing a new revision on the book I am querying. I think I can do a chapter aContinue reading “The Quest #24”
Flash Friday #16
Bombardier In the silence of space, the vast hulking shape of the spaceship slowed to a crawl, its engines pointed away. On the diplomatic deck, the governor of the rebellious planet began to make his speech. One about being pushed too far and that she tried all that she could in order to spare theContinue reading “Flash Friday #16”
Flash Friday #15
The Last Berserker This was the end, that much was clear. He was wounded seven times, warm blood flowing easily, soaking into the leather and cooling against the metal mail. His breath came slowly, haltingly. It was a pain, but not the final pain. The walls of the narrow pass echoed with the well-ordered stepsContinue reading “Flash Friday #15”
The Quest #23
Already got back a rejection for the kids book. So that was a surprise. Imagine a world where all agents were prompt. I’m up one in the main quest. I’ve made some posts here and there. Short form, long form. Thanks to the metrics I know that no one clicked on them. I’ve got toContinue reading “The Quest #23”
The Anatomy of a Writing Session
I’ve written a page of fiction every day since 2019. These days I try to write a thousand words a day. I thought I would write a little about writing before I write tonight. Typically, I write as the last thing I do during the day. It takes a moment to cut off all distractions.Continue reading “The Anatomy of a Writing Session”
Flash Friday #13
Dog Pile The old man sat facing the fire. He didn’t even glance at the ever-growing pile of money. Fool. Three years of planning, three years of scrapping together a team which could steal this much money. Trustworthy guys, the sort which could steal twenty million and not take a dime until they were safe.Continue reading “Flash Friday #13”
The Quest #22
None up, none down. I eliminated some of the no answers, so I consider those passes. I sent my first two queries for the children’s book I wrote for my nephew. Maybe I will find an agent that way. Sneaky. This week a friend and I made up a Tiktok account to try and getContinue reading “The Quest #22”
Flash Friday #12
World Building “The key to building a world is the structure,” Grand High Architect Vlgin said to the class. Outside the thick windows the outline of a planet made in steel, vast bands of latitude and longitude miles across describing a world forty thousand miles. The awed class of students watched the megaproject. Their teacherContinue reading “Flash Friday #12”
Michael Frutig 