Posts Tagged ‘fiction’

  • 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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  • 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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  • Flash Fiction Challenge: The Present Tense

    Flash Fiction Challenge: The Present Tense

    January 27th, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 65 Comments

    So, maybe you saw an article on io9 yesterday — “10 Writing ‘Rules’ We Wish More Sci-Fi And Fantasy Authors Would Break.” It’s a very cool article. And I pretty much agree with all of it. In fact, BLACKBIRDS (which gets its first official review right here!) features a potentially unsympathetic character (though I love her dearly) and is written in the present tense.

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  • Flash Fiction Challenge: “Random Photo Story”

    Flash Fiction Challenge: “Random Photo Story”

    January 20th, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 40 Comments

    Last week’s challenge — “Three Sentences For Bear71” is up. I’ll keep folks updated on that page if any are selected and incorporated into the Bear71 experience at the Sundance Film Festical. This challenge? Pretty straightforward. Go here: http://bighugelabs.com/random.php It will pull up six random Flickr photos. You will choose three of these photos and [...]

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  • Flash Fiction Challenge: “Three Sentences For Bear71″

    Flash Fiction Challenge: “Three Sentences For Bear71″

    January 13th, 2012 | The Ramble | terribleminds | 119 Comments

    Bear71 is a documentary and installation about the life and death of a tagged grizzly bear and the surveillance that surrounds this bear. The experience will present at Sundance New Frontier this year — information here — and the best stories of this bunch will become a part of the overall installation.

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