Ray Daley's Blog, page 61
February 15, 2014
A poem (wot I wrote) for my friend
My Girlfriend Is A Fridge, An Poem by Ray Daley.
Your fridge will be your girlfriend,
The relationship will never end.
The girlfriend fridge is fully Greek,
By feeding up the hungry geek.
The girlfriend fridge is where it’s at,
The girlfriend fridge will get you fat.
Writing update (for those who care)
2nd short story of the day written & finished.
1133 words & 960 words respectively.
Beth Orton (She Cries Your Name) was listened to and very much enjoyed during the creation of the 2nd story a few minutes ago.
She sounds so much like Joni Mitchell it’s unreal, rather scary in a beautiful way too.
February 13, 2014
I’ve been reviewed! By someone I read!
Your actual Tom Lichtenberg only just reviewed my new ebook. Someone I like is a fan? COOL!
Here’s what he had to say about “Waking Up Different” (A 5 star review, no less!):-
Another fun story by this always entertain writer. Recommended!
He also said this on his blog:-
A fun short story of cryonics by the always entertaining sci fi writer and Doctor Who story teller Ray Daley, Waking up Different is free from Smashwords as are many of his stories. It’s like free candy for light-hearted science fiction fans! And who doesn’t like free candy?
Thank you for your kind words Tom. My new release will be next month but I’ll be featuring on Farther Stars Than These on the 20th of next month too. My flash stuff is also on 365 Tomorrows & Linguistic Erosion. Feel free to read it.
Or follow the blog. Or my twitter feed, @RayDaleyWriter
Ray Bradbury Challenge, Week 7.
This weeks Bradbury Challenge story now finished.
945 words off a reddit prompt.
I wasn’t feeling like writing yesterday but it wasn’t too difficult today.
I don’t think the hospital visit or the bad tummy helped yesterday either but at least this weeks is written and done.
February 12, 2014
Danny Baker’s Rockin’ Decades (90′s)
Albums chosen by the guests were:-
If You’re Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian (chosen by Josie Long)
Be Here Now by Oasis (chosen by Alexis Petridis)
Garbage by Garbage (chosen by Louise Wener [formerly of Sleeper])
Oranges & Lemons by XTC (Danny Bakers choice)
Update on my daily update.
Got a no from Clarkesworld. That’ll be my last try with them. I don’t do SMF, sorry.
Daily update
Short Eye Clinic visit (there and back in just over 2hrs), currently not written anything for this weeks Bradbury Challenge but I’m not feeling it right now.
I’ve just had some food & submitted a flash short to Clarkesworld. I’ve tried them once before but Neil is a hard chap to impress so I hope he thinks this one is good enough.
February 11, 2014
Danny Baker’s Rockin’ Decades (80′s)
Albums chosen by the guests were:-
Swoon by Prefab Sprout (BOO! to Adam Buxton for not holding it up high enough!)
See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah! City All Over, Go Ape Crazy! by Bow Wow Wow (BOO! to Pauline Black for NOT holding up the bloody cover!)
Grand Passion by Doll by Doll (Mark Ellens choice)
Crimson Glory by Crimson Glory (Danny Bakers choice)
The 5 W’s Of Storytelling
A story can be broken down into its most simple form.
Here’s a story:- Today I went outside for milk.
Let’s break it down by the W’s.
When:- When does this story take place? In this case “Today.”
Who:- Who is the protagonist, who is the story happening to, who is telling it? In this case it’s a first person narrative “I.”
What:- What is happening to the story teller? In this case he’s moving to somewhere so he “went outside .”
Where:- Where is the story taking place in terms of physical location? In this case it’s “outside.”
Why:- Why is the protagonist doing this? In this case it’s “for milk.”
And that’s how simple it is to construct a story.
Admittedly you could make it a lot more involved.
Add conflict – perhaps it was raining, making his journey more difficult?
Add exposition – describe what the journey was like.
Add a resolution – that he got his milk and went home and enjoyed it.
As you see, it’s simple to tell a story when you know the basic building blocks.
February 10, 2014
Danny Baker’s Rockin’ Decades (70′s)
Albums chosen by the guests were:-
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic. (BOO! to Loyd Grossman for NOT holding the front up to camera AT ALL!)
Kokomo by Kokomo. (chosen by Viv Albertine of The Slits)
Euroman Cometh by J. J. Burnel. (BOO! to Peter Hook for NOT holding the front up to camera long enough)
Still by Pete Sinfield (Danny Bakers choice)
