Archive for June, 2011
“You’re building the walls of your own prison. And the baby, the baby is the warden. Oh, he’s a cherub-cheeked warden, all right. He’s cute. Chipmunk cheeks packing love and adorability the way real chipmunks store acorns. But don’t misunderstand. He’ll run you hard.”
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Last week’s challenge — “DOLL HEADS” — is ready to be read when you click the link. Sex moves with hilarious nicknames. The Cleveland Steamer. The Glass-Bottom Boat. The Dirty Sanchez. That’s the theme of this week’s flash fiction challenge. For a mega-complete-holy-shit list, check out this link: “List Of Sex Moves.” That link is [...]
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I am thus opening up Thursdays to others, should they choose to fill its space. I’ve got a couple of great guest blogs that still need to go up, so you can look for those on upcoming Thursdays. I’d love posts from other storytellers, creative types, writers, what-have-you.
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You might be saying, “Chuck’s just trying to thin the herd.” Well, duh. I’m not just trying to get the dilettantes out of my way — I’m hoping maybe I get lucky and convince a few of you actually-talented-sumbitches to give up the ghost, too. C’mon. We can’t all be writers. Am I right?
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It’s time once again to continue my series of writing advice posts — the “25 Things” collection. This time, I’m taking a look at the nature of writing good, even great, characters. This post could alternately be titled, “Things I Believe About Writing Kick-Ass Characters.”
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