UP TO DATE

Weekly story is done and I'm moving right a long and having a good time at it. I am right on track with Dean Smith's story challenge. I even wrote an extra story this week so I have one in the bank just for those 'just in case' situations. I always like to be ahead.

 I'm reading a lot of different short stories in other genres. Mostly on the dark side of life. Joyce Carol Oates is really good at this. I did notice my last couple of stories are hitting on a more emotional level. Not so much action about what is happening to the character but how the character is responding to the situation. I've learned that is what really makes the story. 

Also, reading some Hemingway short stories which was recommended by Joyce Oates. I took some extra time and watched a few videos of her. She talked a lot about the different types of writing, mostly styles and the importance of white space and how the reader responds to it. 

Next month I am going to start writing a short novel every other month. This is all very doable. All I have to do is write a little extra and every other month is a short novel. Simple as that. 

I'm not quite sure just yet if I'm going to submit any of the stories or place them in monthly collections and publish them that way. We'll see. I have a few magazine in mind I've been submitting to and because I've changed my writing a little bit it opens up other markets. Pretty much I've toned down the violence and the gruesome just a tad. I've learned that human nature can be more disturbing.

Till next time
See you soon.

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