Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s a day late. So sue me, it was a public holiday. Title: Build, Goddammit! Build! Genre: Horror Dialogue: “They took my money and my dignity, but they sure as hell ain’t takin’ my mayonnaise.” Technical: Has to be written in future tense. I have to be honest, having to write this week’s story […]
Maybe I should change this into a one day challenge rather than weekly, I’m certainly treating it that way. Well, restrictions are here, here’s today’s work. The apostrophes certainly made an interesting challenge. Can’t wait to see what I get next. Blackwater Park Blackwater Park. An old, rundown amusement park, creepy as all hell. The […]
It’s that time of the week again. Here are the restrictions: Title: Blackwater Park Genre: Crime Dialogue: “Before we continue you should know that I did not make that mess in the next room.” Technical: Cannot use any apostrophes. Interesting to note, this is the first time two of the restrictions clashed. The dialogue originally read “don’t”, […]
You’ll find the specifics here. When I got the restrictions for this one, the story I was going to write immediately clicked. There was no period of ‘do I do this, do I do that’, it was immediately ‘I’m doing this’. In the end, it didn’t quite turn out how I had hoped, but the […]
When I was writing Ticket Ninja last week I realised I was writing it with a particular gimmick, for want of a better word. Specifically, I’ll ask you this: was Tods male or female?* It inspired me to extend the Weekly Flash Fiction Challenge to include a fourth restriction, that of a technical constraint. Something […]
This was a weird one to write. I kind of ran out of steam on it (no pun intended) until about half an hour ago, where I then wrote the entire middle third. But now that I’ve run out of time as well, I’ve got to post it, so bear in mind that this is […]
Since the Sci-Fi-London challenge seems to be the theme of the week, I though I’d present you with my entry from last year. This is exactly what was written in the 48 hours, and I haven’t modified it in the slightest, even though I’ll be the first to admit it’s not perfect. Last year only […]
So the Sci-Fi-London challenge (see here) got me thinking. Well, to be honest, it was last year’s challenge that got me thinking, but if there’s one recurring theme you’ll see in this blog, it’s that I’m a world-class procrastinator. Anyway, it got me thinking that I’d like to set myself a weekly flash fiction challenge as […]
I have a confession. I’ve been meaning to start this blog for some time. But because I am a master when it comes to procrastinating, I’ve been putting it off and off. The thing that finally gave me a good kick in the pants was the Sci-Fi-London 48hr Flash Fiction Challenge. Specifically, winning it. If […]