Chuck is the author of the published novels: Blackbirds, Mockingbird, Under the Empyrean Sky, Blue Blazes, Double Dead, Bait Dog, Dinocalypse Now, Beyond Dinocalypse and Gods & Monsters: Unclean Spirits. He also the author of the soon-to-be-published novels: The Cormorant, Blightborn (Heartland Book #2), Heartland Book #3, Dinocalypse Forever, Frack You, and The Hellsblood Bride. Also coming soon is his compilation book of writing advice from this very blog: The Kick-Ass Writer, coming from Writers Digest.
He, along with writing partner Lance Weiler, is an alum of the Sundance Film Festival Screenwriter’s Lab (2010). Their short film, Pandemic, showed at the Sundance Film Festival 2011, and their feature film HiM is in development with producers Ted Hope and Anne Carey. Together they co-wrote the digital transmedia drama Collapsus, which was nominated for an International Digital Emmy and a Games 4 Change award.
Chuck has contributed over two million words to the game industry, and was the developer of the popular Hunter: The Vigil game line (White Wolf Game Studios / CCP). He was a frequent contributor to The Escapist, writing about games and pop culture.
Much of his writing advice has been collected in various writing- and storytelling-related e-books.
He currently lives in the forests of Pennsyltucky with wife, two dogs, and tiny human.
He is likely drunk and untrustworthy. This blog is NSFW and probably NSFL.
You may reach him at terribleminds [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Icarus Mortis
March 29, 2013 at 7:53 AM //
For this I chose cube, chisel, envelope, satellite and undertaker. (Despite trying really hard not to chose undertaker!) If there’s a main aspect, it’s cube; if there’s a guest aspect, it appears to be dreams.
At 523 words, I present Little Boxes: http://blog.icarusmortis.co.uk/2013/03/29/little-boxes/
Josh Loomis
March 29, 2013 at 8:15 AM //
I will admit this is not my best work. Words chosen: Ethereal,Dolphin,Undertaker,Storm,Envelope.
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2013/03/29/flash-fiction-the-deep-and-dark-waters/
Jeanne B.
March 29, 2013 at 10:03 AM //
I missed a couple weeks, but I’m back on the wagon now! Er, off the wagon?
I chose five words and got nowhere, gave the random number generator some work and ended up with four of the five I did not choose, made one substitution and used Envelope, Ethereal, Dolphin, Replay and Library to make “Second Chanced.”
http://jmboverthinking.blogspot.com/2013/03/flash-fiction-challenge-ten-words-will.html
rebeccadouglass
March 29, 2013 at 10:21 AM //
Library, storm, envelope, chisel and undertaker.
Had a little trouble with the chisel–not really a significant element but it is in there. And the library is really more about the librarian.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2013/03/flash-fiction-tesss-tale.html
Haralambi Markov
March 29, 2013 at 11:44 AM //
undertaker, library, cube, dolphin and satellite
As always, something fucked up. The satellite. Now that was a tough one to invent, but really liked the things I did with these guys.
http://haralambimarkov.com/blog/2013/03/29/flash-fiction-challenge-self-fulfilling-prophecies/
swordsoftheancients
March 29, 2013 at 1:38 PM //
Again, a couple of hours late. In my defense, it’s not yet noon here. 😀
Undertaker, storm, envelope, satellite, and library. Here’s “Grave.”
http://swordsoftheancients.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/terrible-minds-writing-challenge-grave/
jeanlsummers
June 19, 2013 at 2:56 AM //
Whoah! This is a unique way of practicing one’s writing skill. Good thing I’ve read a wordpress blog post @ http://valerierlawson.wordpress.com/category/writing-prompts-2/ and one commenter recommended this page. I haven’t created mine, hope you can all wait for my masterpiece 😀