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.
Last week’s challenge: “Doing The Subgenre Twist“
This week —
You’ve got 1000 words to write about bad parents.
Whatever that means to you? Write it down into a story.
Any genre will do.
Write the story at your blog, drop a link in the comments here so we can read it.
And that’s it.
Due by Friday, July 4th, at noon EST.
epbeaumont
July 4, 2014 at 11:44 AM //
Made the deadline by a hair, writing at CONvergence 2014 no less. Here it is:
http://epbeaumont.com/2014/07/04/flash-fiction-bad-parents/
Nicole Lowe
July 4, 2014 at 11:59 AM //
Bad Parents is something I deal with daily! http://ultrarunningmom.com/2014/07/04/flash-fiction-friday-bad-parents/
Mark Baron
July 4, 2014 at 10:45 PM //
http://wp.me/p4AFse-eb – A tough one to write, and some very dark places, some memories, explored. Trigger warning here.
colinjkeats
July 5, 2014 at 2:01 PM //
Well portrayed, Mark! I can tell you worked hard to get the right words, phrasing and rhythym. I haven;t attempted to cross the gender barrier in writing, so good on ya for that too!
Mark Baron
July 17, 2014 at 3:37 PM //
Thanks Colin! Sorry for the delay in the reply here. It was a real hard one to write, but I wanted to cross the gender barrier and see if I could do it justice.