I updated the monthly short story rotation, check out the new story! “Nuclear Dreams” imagines the thoughts of a man held in prison who hopes that there will be a nuclear apocalypse.
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So I… Started a Web Comic!
Check out my new web comic: Stupid Talk
I call it “the comic of bizarre word play and logical malapropism”. It’s very zany and off the wall. Hope you enjoy it!
New Short Story: Above the Lake of Fire
I updated the monthly short story rotation with a new story!
“Above the Lake of Fire” is the story of a young man and an old woman — who wants the young man to help her kill herself. It is a longer and much more serious piece than the last story, “W, Dick, and Bill” (which was a humor piece). By comparison, “Above the Lake of Fire” gives you an idea of the range and breadth of my work. …I’m supposed to say something here that intrigues you and makes you want to read the story… But I seem to not be very good at promoting myself, it’s so hard for me to find those words.
Well, “Above the Lake of Fire” is really a beautiful story that is well worth the effort of sitting down for a few quiet minutes and reading. It was inspired by the experience of watching my grandmother spin out the senility of her life for many years in a nursing home.
CHECK IT OUT: HERE
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New Feature: Monthly Short Stories
Hi Folks,
I want to announce a new feature here on The Granite Notebook : a monthly short story rotation. I realized the other day that I have written quite a bit of awesome short fiction over the years and need to give readers here the opportunity to see some of it. Soon, probably early next year, I will publish a short story collection that will include many of these stories, but they are being published here for the first time. So readers of The Granite Notebook get to see them before everybody else. :)
You can see the link now in the menu bar above, and you can Continue reading
Writers on Writing: Link
I hate to link to a “viral” type of website, but there is an amazing compendium of writers talking about writing here: https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/05/03/advice-on-writing/
It is well worth your time if you are at all interested in that sort of thing.
One that isn’t included in the above list is Robert Heinlein’s “5 Rules”, quoted and discussed on Dean Wesley Smith’s fascinating blog here: Heinlein’s 5 Rules
From the compendium first mentioned, one of my favorites is Neil Gaiman’s simple advice: Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing
Particularly interesting to me is Gaiman’s rule #5: “Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.” Continue reading