Terribleminds: Recent Bloggery

  • Flash Fiction Challenge: One Small Story In Seven Acts

    Flash Fiction Challenge: One Small Story In Seven Acts

    February 3rd, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 31 Comments

    Intro (duh) –> Problem or Attack (duh) –> Initial Struggle (character first tussles with source of conflict) –> Complications (conflict worsens, deepens, changes) –> Failed Attempts (oops, that didn’t work) –> Major Crisis (holy goatfucker shitbomb, everything’s gone pear-shaped) –> Climax and Resolution (duh).

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  • Myke Cole: The Terribleminds Interview

    Myke Cole: The Terribleminds Interview

    February 2nd, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 11 Comments

    All I gotta say is, Myke Cole? Bonafide bad-ass. Furthermore, an all-around nice guy. He’s also a guy with a book out this week — the military-meets-magic CONTROL POINT (AKA “Black Hawk Down” meets the “X-Men”). Here he sits down and submits to the terribleminds interview.

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  • The Experiment Ends (And Other News)

    The Experiment Ends (And Other News)

    February 1st, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 37 Comments

    As of late, a number of folks have noticed a phenomenon. You put your work up for free, and then when it once more re-enters paid gravity, suddenly the book becomes a Purchasing Magnet whereupon droves and flocks and herds and gaggles of Amazon readers come out of the woodwork to buy the recently-free book…

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  • 25 Things You Should Know About Story Structure

    25 Things You Should Know About Story Structure

    January 31st, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 41 Comments

    The other day, I asked where lots of folks had problems with their stories. “Plot” and “structure” came up a lot (and I feel your pain). Hence, here we are with 25 things you might wanna know about narrative structure. Please to enjoy, ye funky penmonkeys.

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  • Shotgun Gravy Is Free For The Next Five Days

    Shotgun Gravy Is Free For The Next Five Days

    January 30th, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 20 Comments

    First, I’d like Atlanta Burns to meet some new readers. If this does that, win. I’m keen on finishing and releasing the sequel, BAIT DOG (now likely a novel, not a novella), but I’d like to get this book in more hands before I do so. If this does that? Then hey, score.

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