The votes are in, and it looks like I'll be working on a Sleepwalkers story for February's Friday Fiction posts. Thanks to everyone who voted! There's a lot I still feel the need to wrap my head around with these guys before I'm really comfortable telling the story that I want to tell, and this … Continue reading Odds and Ends
Category: Writing
The Writing You Would Like to See
One of the things I would like to do with the writing desk is post up stories that I'm still noodling around with -- character studies, scraps of short fiction, posts talking through the process of setting up character, theme, plot. I realize the dangers of talking an idea out of existence, but I think … Continue reading The Writing You Would Like to See
Friday Fiction: Cleaning Up
(I wanted to do something relatively small and slice-of-life, but still furry. A friend recommended a short short about two siblings cleaning up a room, and this is what I came up with. 750 words.) Emily took a deep breath and opened the door. Charles was inside already, next to the bed, holding a broom … Continue reading Friday Fiction: Cleaning Up
Hey Furries, Meet Sci-Fi/Fantasy!
Further Confusion 2014 is in the record books now, and I'm sure I don't need to tell you it was a hell of a convention. There were nearly 3,600 attendees this year, and it felt like there was an unending parade of things to do, people to see and places to be. I had a … Continue reading Hey Furries, Meet Sci-Fi/Fantasy!
Friday Fiction: Player of the Game, Part 1
(This is a small bit of fiction I've written for the FBA, the Furry Basketball Association. My character is one Dan Quvianuq, a giant polar bear center who's been having a rough month of it. This is the first part of two.) It's been about a month since I could eat before a game. I … Continue reading Friday Fiction: Player of the Game, Part 1
Friday Fiction: The Big Dream, Part 1
(This snippet of fiction might seem familiar to you. That's because it's a rework of the first bit of my Sleepwalkers story. I wasn't quite satisfied with what I had written before, mostly because I felt like I didn't know Abigail well enough to tell her story properly. Now I feel like I have a … Continue reading Friday Fiction: The Big Dream, Part 1
Playing Around with My Race Card
Would you believe it if I told you that I ended up writing another review for The Bridge on the River Kwai meant to go up today? Luckily, I caught it in time and managed to keep it from going live. In order to make sure I have something to put up today, though, I … Continue reading Playing Around with My Race Card
Sketching This Year’s Outline
I hopped into 2013 with a really ambitious goal to write 25 short stories by Dec. 31st, and that didn't happen. I suspected it wouldn't when I made the goal, but I thought it would be a good thing to aim high and see what happened. Unfortunately, a great deal more happened than I thought, … Continue reading Sketching This Year’s Outline
Writing December
December has to be my favorite month of the year for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, productivity hasn't traditionally been one of them. I'm looking to change that this month, though I'll have to do so in baby steps. Last month I made a pact with myself to make sure that the blog here was … Continue reading Writing December
Wednesday Fiction: An Origin Story (Part 2)
(This is the continuing story of Bryan Boyd, a rabbit and college student who tends to bite off more than he can chew. Told in epistolary format, in the form of a writing journal. He has dreams of being a creative non-fiction writer, you see. Part 1 can be found here.) October 28th Where do … Continue reading Wednesday Fiction: An Origin Story (Part 2)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 