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Story HackStory HackThis blog has articles and resources for fiction writing. It is also the home of the serial action-adventure-horror novel Oasis. Articles
Quick Note.
2007-07-26 21:50:00 I know last week I said I’d have something new up for Oasis every Friday… But it looks like it probably won’t be until Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning this week. Sheesh. More About: News , Note , Quick
Oasis: Chapter 16
2007-07-20 07:38:00 Undead Eviction I woke up sometime later with a stomach in revolt and a screaming headache. I was also pretty certain that I couldn’t feel my face. The air in the stairwell was still as hot and heavy as it had been when I collapsed. Alone and in total darkness. I tried to roll to my hands ... More About: Oasis , Chapter 1 , Chapter
Notes On Oasis
2007-07-16 15:13:00 First of all, I’d just like to thank everybody who has commented or sent me an email about Oasis recently. You’ve said lots of positive things and I appreciate it. I know I’ve been really hit and miss getting up new chapters. I’d like to change that. So, until the book is done, I’m going to ... More About: Notes
Oasis: Chapter 15
2007-07-04 18:30:00 A Burning Desire For Solitude Fire engulfed what appeared to be a truck stop a couple of blocks down the road. The flames leapt at least a high as the building I was in. Thick black smoke poured into the air. The occasional clearing through the smoke showed a gaping hole in the parking lot. My ... More About: Oasis , Chapter 1 , Chapter
John Carter Of Mars
2007-06-27 16:09:00 Here’s one of my favorite books ever. It’s not exactly “literature” but it is a lot of fun. The John Cart er Of Mars , or Barsoom series begins with the book in the picture, A Princess of Mars It’s about a civil war vet who gets mysteriously transported to mars, where due to the lower gravity, he ... More About: Carter
Writing Podcasts
2007-06-22 19:57:00 Recently I started looking around for podcasts geared toward writers and writing. Here’s a few: Creative Writing Podcast @ American Writers - Some great audio essays on topics important to fiction writers. Holly Lisle On Writing - She’s got some great ideas, but unfortunately she seems to have stopped doing these. However, there are five up for ... More About: Podcasts , Creative Writing , Casts
Oasis: Chapter 14
2007-06-18 17:07:00 Confessions Of A Mad Scientist It took me a minute to process what he said. ?What?? He raised the gun again. ?You heard me. Take them off.? I tried to figure out why he would want that. I could think of a few reasons, but none of them were pleasant. Still, I decided it would be better ... More About: Oasis , Chapter 1 , Chapter
Alex & Chance vs. The Men In Black
2007-06-02 07:36:00 One of my hobbies is listening to audio drama. I love the old hard-boiled detective shows. There are a surprising number of people out there making new recordings. Two of my favorites are Decoder Ring Theater (especially the Black Jack Justice series) and Jim French’s Imagination Theater. Anyway, A couple of months ago Imagination Theater held ... More About: Fiction , Chance , Alex , Lack
Oasis: Chapter 13
2007-05-23 16:14:00 A Very Serious Mistake I didn’t have to look very hard for a way in. There was a set of keys hanging from the lock. I wondered what could have had happened. The door swung open. My heart sank. I realized I had a problem. I had no idea how long the keys had been left there. ... More About: Oasis , Chapter 1 , Chapter
On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft - Review
2007-05-14 23:39:00 This is the second of the three books I recently bought on writing. The third got here today, and I’ll be certain to read it in the next little while. On Writing : A Memo ir Of The Craft This is Stephen King’s memoir/writing book, and it’s really good. The memoir portion is chock full of interesting and amusing ... More About: Review , On Writing
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy - Review
2007-05-11 06:05:00 I recently bought a few books on writing in the hopes that they would magically transform me into a fantastic novelist. The first one that showed up at my house was this, “How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy ,” by Orson Scott Card. Even though it says “& Fantasy,” it really concentrates on the Sci-Fi portion ... More About: Writing , Review
Oasis: Chapter 12
2007-05-02 14:42:00 Life On The Street I wasn’t as shocked at seeing an infected person this time. A couple of years working in the emergency room had conditioned me for crisis. I glanced around to check my options. The alley wasn’t a good option. I had no idea what was back there or even where it really went. The ... More About: Oasis , Chapter 1 , Chapter , R 12
Resource Updates.
2007-05-02 07:09:00 I just added a number of link and things to the writing resources page for everybody like me who wants to be a novelist. More About: News , Writing , Updates , Resource
Literary vs Commercial Fiction
More articles from this author:2007-04-26 19:18:00 When discussing literary fiction and “commercial” fiction, I’ve often read that they are two different schools of thought. Maybe that’s because in today’s world, we are trained to divide any concept into two and then pick a side. I don’t think you have to choose one or the other. Stephen King once wrote an article ... More About: Commercial , Fiction , Creative Writing , Comm , Tera 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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