Victor A. Davis

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Victor A. Davis has always loved reading and writing short stories. He is an avid hiker and even when away from the world of laptops and wifi, keeps a pocket paperback and a handwritten journal to keep him company on trail. He is the author of two short story collections, Grains of Sand and The Gingerbread Collection . ...more

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Victor A. Davis I feel like this means different things to different people. For me, it's when I get off track with a story. I have a great premise (or so I think), a…moreI feel like this means different things to different people. For me, it's when I get off track with a story. I have a great premise (or so I think), and I've written a few pages, but then I get stuck. I can write, but what comes out feels rushed or stilted or contrived, like I'm moving my characters instead of letting them move themselves. I can abandon a story here for weeks or months or years, and think about it constantly. Then it becomes a puzzle, and I grind away at the solution. Sometimes, the simplest idea can unclog the flow and get me typing again. Freewriting helps.(less)
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The Gingerbread Collection:...

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Gingerbread

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Grains of Sand

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The Last Night on Earth

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The Flying Kite

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A Night at the Lake

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20/20 Challenge

Every year I participate in Goodreads’ Reading Challenge. For 2020, I’ll be doing something a bit different. I’ll be reading no new books for the whole year. Instead I’ve collected many of my all-time favorites and committed to re-reads only, because (wait for it) hindsight is 20/20 and I’m interested in exploring the headspace of re-discovery, particularly of books I read and fell in love with a Read more of this blog post »
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“There are an infinite number of good books, and only a finite amount of time in which to read them.”
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“Artist: An art lover who sees a hole in the art they love and seeks to fill it.”
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“There are an infinite number of good books, and only a finite amount of time in which to read them.”
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“I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.”
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