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Fiction Friday #166
This week’s Fiction Friday prompt:
A covert trip into an attic reveals something unexpected.
I felt the need to pay homage to my favorite author again in this week’s Fiction Friday story. I have been wanting to write a story about this very subject for some time and I don’t know, it just seemed to fit.
And this is what I threw together.
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Where are you?
I was reading through this post over at the Write Anything site and came across the following list of questions at the end. They really made me think. So through the magic of copy / paste, I bring them to you now.
- Do you have space eked out that is yours, and yours alone to write? If no, why not?
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Fiction Friday #165
This week’s Fiction Friday prompt:
Pick two established characters, either from your own work or others’. Now write the scene/story of their meeting.
I had loads of fun with this prompt, writing it during two lunch breaks and finishing it up tonight. This is by far my longest Fiction Friday story to date. The character William Storey is one of my own creation, from The Tale of William Storey found in Seven Days of Terror – sorry, you’ll have to buy the book if you want to read it. I decided it would be fun to have him meet my favorite Stephen King character, Roland of Gilead of the Dark Tower series.
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we share some common dreams
but your nightmares
are my reality
Originally posted 2008-07-12 07:01:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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What genre best describes your work?
Recently I filled out an application – I guess one would call it more a questionnaire than an application, really – to contribute to an as of yet unnamed online magazine. For those of you who know that this very morning I submitted a query to Write Anything to become a regular columnist, no, it wasn’t Write Anything.
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How my writing career began.
I remember sitting in the small supposed dining room in my grandmother’s house on Lay Lake in Alabama sometime in high school. It was a two story home shaped like two octagons glued together. From the living room, you walked through the long and narrow kitchen to the dining room. In it was not a dining room table as one might imagine, but a large desk where my grandmother would handle her affairs. She had turned it into a quaint little office.
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Life Path 7
I decided to do a numerology reading today at lunch. Let’s see if this thing is at all accurate.
“Angry Georgian (real name omitted), your Life Path of 7 … “
Great. I like the number seven. (Note my sarcasm.)
Great. I like the number seven. (Note my sarcasm.)
“You are a reserved, analytical and peace-loving soul who is blessed with intuition and intelligence.”
So far, so good.
So far, so good.
“Your ability to concentrate, learn and absorb information far outshines other numbers and you often excel at all forms of scholastics.”
Okay, strike one! The only thing I ever excelled in was drafting and electronics.
Okay, strike one! The only thing I ever excelled in was drafting and electronics.
“Usually your intellectual prowess as well as the clarity and foresight of mind is very evident to others at an early age.However at the same time you are also a very spiritual number. This is because you believe whole heartedly in the relationship between Mother Nature and science. This is part of your inquisitive nature and determination to get to the bottom of what makes the world tick.”
Strike two!
Strike two!
“You dislike braggarts, gossips and neurotic individuals and find socializing difficult. This is because you can barely hold back your contempt of other people, who are often, indeed acting like fools. You dislike crowds, noise and confusion, so others are more likely to find you watching television at home rather than attending a big sports events.”
You hit the nail on the head there, Bubba.
You hit the nail on the head there, Bubba.
“As you are so intelligent and intuitive, you almost always end up being in the right place at the right time. Number 7′s tend to excel at any career that they choose as they have the discipline and mental power to master anything in half the time of the other numbers.”
True again. I am an extremely fast learner.
True again. I am an extremely fast learner.
“As they are so smart, they are also often very good with money and never make the mistake of letting compound interest work against them. If you are a seven then you are the number that is probably the most reluctant to lend or borrow money.”
Can I laugh?
Can I laugh?
“Your mind works at the speed of lightening but often this makes it difficult for you to be understood by others. Others simply cannot evaluate or analyze information as fast as you. Some 7′s have such quick minds that they have difficulty expressing themselves. One of your life path challenges is to learn how to slow down and accommodate those that may not be as smart as you but may offer you emotional rewards in your life.”
Yes, it’s called Attention Deficit Disorder.
Yes, it’s called Attention Deficit Disorder.
“The fact that you are so easily misunderstood makes social and love situations very challenging for you. Usually 7′s suffer a great deal of rejection from their peers as they are seen as contemptuous and aloof. Overcoming shyness is also a common problem for sensitive 7′s who can’t understand why others don’t appreciate how smart they are.”
True again.
True again.
“You are not likely to have a wide circle of friends, but once you do accept someone as your friend the bond is usually for life.”
So very true.
So very true.
“The same thing goes for your love life. It is not unusual for a seven to go their entire life without a partner simply because you cannot relate to the emotions and drama that accompany most relationships. This causes you to appear self-centered to others as you opt to spend your time on more interesting subjects. As emotions are very trying for your brilliant mind, you may find yourself feeling very unbalanced when you are in a relationship. More than any other number you are very prone to negative codependent behaviors such as obsession or acting out fears of abandonment on a partner. For this reason many close personal relationships don’t often last.”
I dated my wife for six years before I proposed. Need I say more?
I dated my wife for six years before I proposed. Need I say more?
“You are happiest when you are alone to pursue your innermost thoughts and inner dreams.”
Hiking trips.
Hiking trips.
“You may also be interested in the occult or metaphysical matters as well as science, anthropology, archaeology and religions. Many number 7′s are great music lovers as it is an art form that blends math with spiritual qualities.”
I am an audiophile and can’t go any length of time without music.
I am an audiophile and can’t go any length of time without music.
More to come…
Originally posted 2007-02-15 19:41:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Fiction Friday #164
This week’s Fiction Friday prompt:
Use a McGuffin in your story.
McGuffin: An object or person in a movie that has no use other than to drive the narrative forward. (originally coined by Alfred Hitchcock)
examples: The Maltese Falcon in the movie of the same name; the suitcase in Pulp Fiction
This is a new one for me; I’ve never written anything like this before. And I must admit, writing a McGuffin into the story is harder than it seems. I didn’t know exactly what to do with it, but I gave it a whirl anyway.
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Fiction Friday #163
This week’s Fiction Friday prompt:
In her right hand a woman holds a loaded gun, in her left, a coin that just came up ‘tails’…NOW WRITE…
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I wrote this one to my childhood friend Sarah, who got me started with poetry in the first place. This is actually the very first poem I ever wrote. I wrote it for her during a visit that she and her mother made to our house. Two years later it was published in one of poetry.com’s books. Yes, I entered one of their $10,000 contests. Looking back, I wish I would have bought that book. Sorry to say I don’t even know the name of it, or I would track down a copy and buy it now.
Sarah, this is for you.
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