Creative Writing
Advice from Stephen King
A teenage girl climbing a rock cliff with a man below her
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a party who is...
Two old women sitting on a bench with knitting needles and yarn
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a party who is...
A child raking a sandbox next to his nanny
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a party who is...
A couple in wedding outfits riding in a car
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a party who is...
A man lying on a hill looking through a rifle scope
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a...
Lockdown Negotiations
Authors note: I started this with no clear idea of where I was going and found it nearly impossible to write. I've only just started trying to learn to write fiction and I was following the Niel Gaiman masterclass along with suggested reading. But the lockdown gave...
The Trail
Author's note: Another short story, little dark, perhaps even a little lovecraftian. I've read Stephen King's "On writing". Excellent book, if somewhat harsh, guide on writing. As always do comment with any constructive criticism. I'm just starting out, so it would be...
Re-imagining a fairy tale
As part of Neil Gaiman's masterclass on writing he suggested that you take a well known fairy tale and then put a twist on it. So here we go. My meagre attempt, but I'm going to keep trying and writing. Stops me from arguing with the real Trolls online....
Amazing to see how quickly so many libertarian, government-hating tech bros in Silicon Valley became socialists in the blink of an eye.
What... The actual F**k! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ3sZDvsZwE
I hate the "product of their time" argument.
If it's wrong today, it was wrong yesterday. Twenty years ago, a hundred years ago.
Society didn't collectively wake up one day and go, "Whoops! Totally got that one wrong. My bad!"
Things changed because people fought for change. https://twitter.com/Nnedi/status/1631685120133595136
I know soooooo many people who need to hear and think about this for a few days before responding. I heard from many them during the whole Lovecraft/World Fantasy Award discussion. Yep.
This is so deluded, it causes people watching it to have strokes.
Now do you believe me? https://twitter.com/ChuckCallesto/status/1634192009756852224
Every crime group with weed surplus heads to Oklahoma to try and clear their stock.
Oklahoma voters have resoundingly rejected the legalization of recreational weed.
Approving the measure would've raised tens of millions of dollars in new annual tax revenue for the state.
https://n.pr/3ZtVIn2
