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May 5, 2020
Now Available on SMASHWORDS!
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February 21, 2020
Stories from C. L. Nichols
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2016 Panther City
From Planet Texas with Love and Aliens
2017 Panther City Review
2019 TAWW Anthology
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February 20, 2020
the Slipstream
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Speculative fiction is comprised of three related genres: science fiction, fantasy and horror. The slipstream intermingles these genres then plants imagination’s resulting seeds into the potting soil of mainstream fiction. In the realm of the unknown, all possibilities and even mutations flower and co-exist abundantly.
Slipstream is a state of mind. It disrupts and distorts reality, surprising readers into seeing the otherness in all things. It breaks through the safe borders that rationality seeks to enforce.
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February 18, 2020
A Well-Told Tale
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==> A Well-Told Tale
STORY ANGLES are those formed by the intersection of plot lines, character entanglements and story complications.
Plots hang like spider webs upon characters caught up in situations and incidents, drawn tighter by such story elements as subplots and setting. The points at which these lines meet propel the action, ensnare the reader’s interest and climax in a thoroughly satisfactory read.
Point of view is the angle from which the story is told. A character’s reaction to other characters, situations or settings can reveal belief systems and traits that would not be made evident by the actions and speech of an otherwise static character.
Story Angles are essential to the creation of a well-told tale. In the absence of plot and character interactions, the resulting parallel lines that never collide mean no story ever exists.
Story Angles may be derived from the five elements of fiction writing: Plot, Characters, Point of View, Setting and Theme. The angle of each element is set by the worldviews, attitudes and behaviors of characters existing in a unique setting designed to showcase point of view within the confines of a consistent theme.
The narrative pathway is determined by the story angles chosen as a means to create the story. A myriad of plot twists and turns, character traits and flaws, and story situations and events may both delight and surprise the reader.
The responses of one character to others move your story in directions determined by that character’s traits, behaviors, and belief system modified by the events of the current situation. These story angles advance the plot uniquely.
A story narrates incidents in an author-chosen order, portrays a protagonist’s character arc and arrives at a satisfactory conclusion. Divergent paths make possible reader enjoyment and appreciation. Until the story climax, nothing is decided.
Stories crossing similar territory or covering the same subject matter are executed diversely depending on which story angles the writer embraces.
Story Angle: ATTITUDE
STORY ANGLES can be formed by attitude, the way a character feels about something – a place, a situation or another character. Resulting behavior influences decisions, leads the character in directions not otherwise taken. Story tension is heightened as the character reacts in unexpected ways to new or existing obstacles. Reaction drives plot, causing a rising action that brings about an inevitable climax. Attitude points that special character to a surprising and unique resolution.
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February 6, 2020
SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS – Now on Amazon!
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SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS – Paperback
SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS – eBook
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February 4, 2020
Speculative Encounters
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We are happy to introduce the latest book from C. L. Nichols. SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS is a collection of new stories from the slipstream. It is available in both paperback and eBook from Amazon. Check it out!
The slipstream combines science fiction, fantasy and horror then
plants the resulting blend into the potting soil of mainstream
fiction. The 17 speculative stories cross the boundaries of genre.
Is a lineman really transported to an alternate reality after a lightning strike or is he hallucinating?
When vampires steal a man’s wife, he follows to seek revenge with the assistance of a female
vampire who offers him eternity. Driving on a lonely country road at night, a man in a pickup sees
a woman’s bloody arm reach out from the shoulder of the two-lane blacktop road.
In the aftermath of a comet’s disintegration in Earth’s atmosphere, survivors must adapt – and
was that an actual comet that exploded?
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January 20, 2020
More User News
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COMING SOON!
Watch for Cate’s next installment of DYSLEXIC (Pt.4)
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January 16, 2020
CALCUTTA
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Around the dusty walls
Of the dim hotel room,
I am alone with my sick friends' faces
And the world outside the window.
The sheds' posts are the only trees I see.
It rained last night
And the men are re-collecting discarded plastic
For women to sew new roofs.
Children stamp mud into place.
They were born on this street
And will probably die here.
Dave moans. I sponge him with alcohol.
Chris' lips are blue. I check his pulse for silence.
Last week, we discussed soul journeys
On a Himalayan foothill.
Last night he was delirious.
The light bulb contrasted the black outside.
Rain stuck to the window like seeds.
I have despaired of the doctor's arrival.
Here, pain is endured, not defeated.
A death gives space for three births.
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December 31, 2019
Story Angles
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A story narrates incidents in an author-chosen order, portrays a protagonist’s character arc and arrives at a satisfactory conclusion. Divergent paths make possible reader enjoyment and appreciation. Until the story climax, nothing is decided.
Stories crossing similar territory or covering the same subject matter are executed diversely depending on which story angles the writer embraces.
Story angles may be derived from the five elements of fiction writing: Plot, Characters, Point of View, Setting and Theme. The angle of each element is set by the worldviews, attitudes and behaviors of characters existing in a unique setting designed to showcase point of view within the confines of a consistent theme.
The narrative pathway is determined by the story angles chosen as a means to create the story. A myriad of plot twists and turns, character traits and flaws, and story situations and events may both delight and surprise the reader.
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