Remember Fred? I introduced him in this post (in which I recommend the best book on writing short fiction, Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight). By the way, "Admiral Atlantic's Guerrilla Marketing" is now in the Land of Dead Stories. I guess it didn't find a home. (RIP, Admiral)
But Fred can't come to the blog right now. He's busy.
I'm working on two short stories (both about half done) and a flash piece that I want to finish before Fred comes running up from the basement and takes over my life. My self-imposed deadline is Friday.
What's Fred doing, you ask? He's working. He's doing that thing that he does--putting together stories. Fred is busy plotting my next novel.
Don't bother him.
8 comments:
Spring cleaning seems to be a theme in the last week or so. Good luck with the shorts.
I think I love Fred. :)
Well, at least tell Fred to stay hydrated!
Jamie - I'll need it. Short stories are less attractive all the time.
Cate - I know I do.
Natalie - It's nice and damp down yonder. He'll do fine.
I hope Fred holds off until you're done with the short stories. Novels just don't like to wait, sort of like racehorses.
Very cute calling your subconscious Fred. I often think mine has a mind of its own too. Not sure what it's name is though as we never get much of a chance to speak.
Good luck with it all though.
K.C. - Fred has too many pots boiling right now.
Benjamin - In full disclosure, I stole "Fred" from the Knight book. Stupid subconcious isn't smart enough to come up with his own name.
Man, now my subconscious is feeling neglected because she doesn't have a name.
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