In Today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* The Bradbury Challenge Report
* Of Interest
Quotes of the Day
“Mystery is the catalyst for imagination…. What are stories besides mystery boxes?” Star Wars director J.J. Abrams, in this TED Talk (Not vetted.)
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” Mel Brooks
The Bradbury Challenge Report
Participating in any challenge is a great way to have fun and grow as a writer.
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:
- Balázs Jámbor “Sayonara” 2000 Sci-fi
- Vanessa V. Kilmer “Splattered Hearts” 3091 Romance
- Christopher Ridge “The Dare” 1524 Dark Horror
- Christopher Ridge “I Don’t Like it. I guess things just happen this way.” 1240 Horror
- KC Riggs “The River People” 3700 Paranormal
- Dave Taylor “World of Dust” 2,430 Science Fiction
- Dave Taylor ” The Third Day of Summer” 4,017 Paranormal
- Glynn Young “Family Day” 2165 General
Congratulations to all of these writers.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
Summer Sale Going Through 30th
Interested in Time Travel? Check this out. (Not quite a half-hour.)
7 [Character] Types Of Men Who Seem Great At First But… These stereotypes might help inform your male characters. Read it and forget it.
A Bookstore Boom in a Time of Literacy Decline
Discoverability is Worthless if You Block Your Sale