In Today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* The Bradbury Challenge Report
* From 1440 Society & Culture
* Of Interest
Quotes of the Day
“Only in the novel are all things given full play.” DH Lawrence
“I haven’t found a drug yet that can get you anywhere near as high as sitting at a desk writing, trying to imagine a story no matter how bizarre it is.” Hunter S. Thompson (Thanks to A. Schrater for this quote)
The Bradbury Challenge Report
Participating in any challenge is a great way to have fun and grow as a writer. We even picked up one new challenger this week. Welcome to William Ridge.
The requirement is to write at least one short story per week, then let me know the title, word count, and genre per the format below. During the past week, the following writers wrote these new stories:
- Vanessa V. Kilmer “River Beds” 3031 Dystopian
- Christopher Ridge “Please Hold While the Spiders Eet You” 1823 absurd horror
- William Ridge “The Antique Shop” 1063 Paranormal (cozy ) Mystery
- Dave Taylor “That Farm on State Road Nine!” 3,810 Science Fiction
- Glynn Young “Monday Monday” 2377 General
- Glynn Young “A Man and His Son” 2082 General
- Glynn Young “Visitation” 2030 General
- Glynn Young “Funeral” 2937 General
Congratulations to all of these writers.
From 1440 Society & Culture
“Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the entire first draft of ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ in a frantic three days, only to burn it out of disgust.
“Stevenson woke from a dream and instantly got to writing the ‘fine bogey tale’ he’d witnessed in his sleep.
“He finished a draft three days later and read it to his wife, who suggested it needed revising.
“Stevenson eventually agreed and threw the original manuscript into the fireplace.
“He got back to work and emerged three additional days later with another draft.”
If you’re wondering, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde contained roughly 13,500 words.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week: Negativity Bias