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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Catastrophe Jones
March 10, 2016 at 9:40 AM //
Here’s mine: http://catastrophejones.com/archives/5951
Don’t know if I managed to make it clear which sin I picked, so let me know if you have a guess.
Diedra Black
March 10, 2016 at 10:21 AM //
Woops, my comment below was supposed to be a reply: Don’t want to spoil anything for others, so I’ll place my guess on your blog’s comment section.
Mel
March 10, 2016 at 4:49 PM //
Aaaaagh. Loved it! I really dig your writing style.
Catastrophe Jones
March 10, 2016 at 4:56 PM //
Well thank you! Come join the fray; you can check out the rest of my mad ramblings. Did you put one up?
Mel
March 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM //
Sure did! http://melodyklink.com/2016/03/10/single-serve-flash-fiction-sin/
Mel
March 11, 2016 at 12:58 AM //
I sure did!
http://melodyklink.com/2016/03/10/single-serve-flash-fiction-sin/
I dunno if my previous comments got eaten by the internet vortex, or if they’re awaiting moderation, but here it is again.
Goth Kitty Lady
March 10, 2016 at 11:02 PM //
Left my guess on your blog, but I don’t care if I’m wrong or not because that was really good no matter which sin it was.
Diedra Black
March 10, 2016 at 10:20 AM //
Don’t want to spoil anything for others, so I’ll place my guess on your blog’s comment section.
Jemima Pett
March 10, 2016 at 5:45 PM //
Another snippet set in my Viridian System universe… maybe it’ll find its way into a book; gluttony is my theme 🙂
http://jemimapett.com/blog/2016/03/11/fridayflash-fiction-all-you-can-eat/
Mel
March 10, 2016 at 7:01 PM //
Here’s mah story! Why pick one when you CAN DO ALL THE THINGS?!
http://melodyklink.com/2016/03/10/single-serve-flash-fiction-sin/
Tami Lund
March 10, 2016 at 8:12 PM //
I’m a virgin to this whole flash fiction gig… But my greedy heroine is far from it (no, it’s not porn… sorry): http://tamilund.com/?p=2973
Matthew X. Gomez
March 10, 2016 at 9:00 PM //
I ended up with Lust, but, surprise surprise, Wrath may have played a part as well.
https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/her-new-man-chuck-wendig-challenge/
Goth Kitty Lady
March 10, 2016 at 11:10 PM //
Went over the word count by a bit, but hey, quasi-medieval fairy-tale language is wordy by nature so that’s not entirely my fault. 😉 http://gothkittygazette.net/2016/03/a-fitting-sin/
Rebecca Douglass
March 10, 2016 at 11:59 PM //
As usual, I’m squeaking in at the last minute. Not the first to think of using all 7 sins, either. But this is what came to mind, so here it is:
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2016/03/flash-fiction-blanche-and-seven-brothers.html
Mel
March 11, 2016 at 12:59 AM //
My entry! I tried posting before- not sure if it’s being moderated, too, or if it messed up as nothing on my WordPress seems to be working tonight…
http://melodyklink.com/2016/03/10/single-serve-flash-fiction-sin/
Soren Tycho
March 11, 2016 at 1:21 AM //
So I was writing a novel, and then I realized: in this world, the people who think kids casting Summon Monster in D&D are practicing real summoning, are kind of right, and if you could actually summon anything in the D&D Monster Manual, there’d be one obvious choice, and it would be fucking metal.
So, here’s my entry for Lust, a side-story from my upcoming web serial.
http://sadehall.tumblr.com/tales/the-devils-music.html
James R Cheary
March 11, 2016 at 5:18 AM //
Fellow Wendigos, I present Iron and Canvas. I was going for Pirates of the Caribbean meets Mad Max, with a smidgen of steampunk in the middle. Let me know how I did. Thanks!
https://disdisingenousdilettante.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/iron-and-canvas-flash-fiction-challenge/
Chantal
March 11, 2016 at 5:32 AM //
Not only was I on time this week, but I also rolled a classic die to pick my sin.
I rolled Envy and a story was quickly written. Enjoy!
http://www.calbrecht.nl/english/flash-fiction-friday-seven-deadly-sins/
Amy Jo Sprague
March 11, 2016 at 11:42 AM //
here’s my choice of the deadly sins!! Nice to be here
Amy Jo
https://amyjosprague.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/something-dark-like-jazz-2/
Amy Jo Sprague
March 11, 2016 at 12:18 PM //
along with a naughty, jazzy lil tune
Amy Jo Sprague
March 11, 2016 at 4:15 PM //
was I too late….damn, it was 10:30
Amy Jo Sprague
March 11, 2016 at 5:08 PM //
lust
https://amyjosprague.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/something-dark-like-jazz-2/
Soren Tycho
March 11, 2016 at 9:19 PM //
My entry seemed to be eaten by the moderation black hole, so I’m trying one more time even though it’s way past deadline.
Here’s a story for Lust, in which everything Jack Chick told you about Dungeons and Dragons is true.
http://sadehall.tumblr.com/tales/the-devils-music.html
Risa Peris
February 16, 2018 at 4:26 PM //
I chose lust.
http://200wordshortstory.org/the-exchange-student-story-by-r-c-peris/
Risa Peris
February 16, 2018 at 4:27 PM //
The Exchange Student, http://200wordshortstory.org/the-exchange-student-story-by-r-c-peris/
Lust in one family.