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October 20, 2015
The Shape of Family – Part Thirteen
Tuesday is the day for words placed sequentially in order to have meaning from a fictional standpoint. It’s time for the weekly entry into the lives of shapeshifters!
Last week the bandersnatch escaped with the twins, leaving Claire and her Winged Riders– as well as Sadie – injured and lost in his den. We’re following that devilish bandersnatch this week, so get your hate stares on.
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The Shape of Family Part Thirteen–Worshipby Rick Cook Jr
A setback, a setback. It’s only a setback, he t...
October 18, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty One
It’s October 18th, 2015. Week forty one of writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 284 through 290 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 284 to 290:
Day 284 – 1154 words
Day 285 – 1089 words
Day 286 – 1061 words
Day 287 – 1288 words
Day 288 – 1041 words
Day 289 – 1111 words
Day 290 – 1091 words
Total count for the year thus far is 364,934words. Average daily word count is1,258words.WIPSavage Duty is at26,153words....
October 15, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – The Sometimes Anytime
It’s Thursday! Run for the hills! You can never hope to escape the Fires of Inspiration, the Fleeting Muse, the Wave of Desperate Hurry. But you can damn sure try.
It’s time for another Weekly Motivational!
Given that I am writing a thousand words a day at a minimum, I canfind myself hurrying along, writing the same or similar words over and over again in short succession. I talked a bit about the power of repetition a couple weeks back, so now I’m tackling a related topic: Using Imprecise La...
October 13, 2015
The Shape of Family – Part Twelve
It’s Tuesday! What’s that mean? you ask. I’ll tell you, it’s storytime! Sadie the skinchanger was juuuust about to have her neck sliced open by the dogged Captain Claire Claymonte of the Winged Riders. Onward to story!
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The Shape of Family Part Twelve–Familyby Rick Cook Jr
The woman that appeared from a mouse fell back from Claire’s sword, tripping over Jeffrey’s body and tumbling to the ground. She was screaming something, but Claire couldn’t hear it. She was furious. She would have bl...
October 11, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty
It’s October 11th, 2015. Week fortyof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 277 through 283 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 270 to 276:
Day 277 – 1574 words
Day 278 – 1033 words
Day 279 – 1159 words
Day 280 – 1047 words
Day 281 – 1346 words
Day 282 – 1019 words
Day 283 – 1133 words
Total count for the year thus far is 357,099words. Average daily word count is1,261words.WIPSavage Duty is at19,723words. Base...
October 8, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “But I’m Overtaxed”
It’s Thursday, and as we all know by now, Thursdays are the best days. Why are they best? It’s best not to question them. They get cranky. And rumor has it someone gave them the launch codes.
Thursdays are for the Weekly Motivational!
Last week I talked and talked and talked and talked about repetition and how it can be useful in your writing. Last week I talked and talked and –
Sorry. Recalibrating.
Sometimes you get very busy, and the things you thought you had time for in your professional...
October 6, 2015
The Shape of Family – Part Eleven
It’s Tuesday, which seems to occur once every seven days, almost like a schedule… It’s time for another entry in this shapeshifting bonanza, following the OG skinchanger, Sadie!
I promise not to type like that again. … For a week or so.
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The Shape of Family Part Eleven–Clashby Rick Cook Jr
The crash to the floor jangled Sadie’s entire body, rattling her frame and sending her into flittering moments of unconsciousness. She should have taken Ursatrundle’s form, fought it out, but subtlet...
October 4, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Thirty Nine
It’s October 4th, 2015. Week thirty nineof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 270 through 276 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 270 to 276:
Day 270 – 1000 words
Day 271 – 1086 words
Day 272 – 1026 words
Day 273 – 1052 words
Day 274 – 1145 words
Day 275 – 1119 words
Day 276 – 1058 words
Total count for the year thus far is 348,788words. Average daily word count is1,263words.WIPSavage Duty is at13,618words....
October 1, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – Repetition Recitation
It’s Thursday and that means I look into the future at a more successful me and report back to the present me onwhat I will havedoneto get where I will be.
Also known as the Weekly Motivational!
This week it’s not about keeping myself inspired or motivated to write; it’s about a handy little tool in your writer’s toolbelt that I like to call the Repetition Recitation.
Just what is the Repetition Recitation, you ask? Well, the Repetition Recitation is a narrative device by which you ascribe im...
September 29, 2015
The Shape of Family – Part Ten
It’s Tuesday and we all know by now that means we’re gonna see what some shapeshifters are up to! Today we’re back on the bandersnatch wagon, who you’ll recall is preparing a mating ritual.
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The Shape of Family Part Ten – Visceralby Rick Cook Jr
The creature known as the bandersnatch stared at the girl, the twin, the mirror. She was unconscious, would be until the ritual began. The other had escaped too easily. This one would not survive the birth of his brood, and it was up to him to d...
