"You talkin' to me, punk?" That's the cat, whose name was once Slinky. He's a real spy-cat, a super-hero who can leap tall bookcases in a single bound - especially late at night when the walls vibrate with human purring, and he thinks they should either be quiet, or - the better option - get … Continue reading Kaoticat
Month: June 2022
Actions and Verbs
A character in a story does things in order to get, do, or become something. Actions require verbs, and these verbs need to both characterise the do-er, and show the action taken to achieve a goal. This is a focus on how verbs characterise the players in the story. What am I talking about? Well, … Continue reading Actions and Verbs
Country Pub Temping
[A Short Story] The first stop for Lily in a new town wasn't the pub she'd be working and living in. It wasn't the cop-shop or supermarket, nor the facilities for medical or sporting pursuits. All important, but not the most important. The pub provided accommodation, and she should check it out - but she'd … Continue reading Country Pub Temping
3 Levels of Subtext
The first and most obvious is body language. Bodies and faces speak volumes. It's not easy putting that into a story, though, so the body language needs careful construction to convey the subtext. Next would be the things left unsaid. Sometimes, it's in the thoughts of the POV character, which makes it more accessible to … Continue reading 3 Levels of Subtext
Cage Dunn - Fibber, Fabricator, Teller-of-Tall-Tales 