An Experiment in Writing – Part 14: Exposition via Character Revelation via Deep POV

This experiment follows a thread/arc started in An Experiment in Writing – Part 12: Overwriting, Toing and Froing and continued in An Experiment in Writing – Part 13: Exposition via Dialogue, the latter being wherein I offered   I use Deep POV a lot and suggest it for the very purpose I demonstrate here: to … Continue reading “An Experiment in Writing – Part 14: Exposition via Character Revelation via Deep POV”

An Example of the Experiments, 4 – Fains I – A John Chance Mystery

We left off in An Example of the Experiments, 2 – Fains I with the promise of sharing the original Fains I opening and the rewrite making use of multiple storycrafting techniques. I shared the original first ~900 words in An Example of the Experiments, 3 – Fains I and here I share the rewrite, … Continue reading “An Example of the Experiments, 4 – Fains I – A John Chance Mystery

An Example of the Experiments, 3 – Fains I

We left off in An Example of the Experiments, 2 – Fains I with the promise of sharing the original Fains I opening and the rewrite making use of multiple storycrafting techniques. First, the original’s first ~900 words Tim screamed. His father kicked off covers and rose quickly. He didn’t bother with robe or slippers … Continue reading “An Example of the Experiments, 3 – Fains I

The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 7

The Goatmen of Aguirra is one of my favorite stories and, based on comments, popular among my readers (thankee!). It appears in my self-published Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, as an individual ebook The Goatmen of Aguirra: A Tale Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, and was serialized in Piker Press in 2019. I’m sharing it here … Continue reading “The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 7”