tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post1008971672120871829..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: AmnesiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-18084204560367180212009-10-22T12:14:38.434-05:002009-10-22T12:14:38.434-05:00I have the same problem, Dave. On a number of occ...I have the same problem, Dave. On a number of occasions, I've written a few lines, I had a character or two ready to go, and some kind of situation to put them in--all with a short story in mind. Next thing you know, I'm 10,000 words in, with no end in sight, so they became novels.<br /><br />I do have some short stories, but only about a dozen. With those, I pretty much had the whole thing in my mind from the get-go. It's when I start off with slender threads of ideas that I find myself in novel territory. But when I have the whole story more or less scoped out, it really is a relatively quick process.<br /><br />I was just at Bouchercon, and on the plane ride to Indianapolis, I started what looked to me like a novel. But the more I worked on it, I told myself, "Must..make...this...a...short...story..." I had to force myself, but I just compressed the action and the plot into a single turn of events, and presto! There it was. I think it's one of my best. I submitted it as soon as I got home.<br /><br />Maybe if you tried that...that is, starting off thinking you're doing a novel, but make yourself narrow the whole thing down before you get too deep into it.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-30242589664926254392009-10-22T09:11:20.522-05:002009-10-22T09:11:20.522-05:00THANK YOU for expressing the same sentiment I'...THANK YOU for expressing the same sentiment I've struggled with all year. I've forgotten the routine to write. After writing/submitting/getting published my first western this year, I've stopped being a writer and become solely a blogger. I've written only one other thing, the first chapter to a steampunk story, and that's it. I'm having to relearn what it's like to write. And I've given myself a method--read: gimmick--to kick-start my next novel. More on that later...Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-68990356174901583402009-10-22T09:06:20.177-05:002009-10-22T09:06:20.177-05:00I have a similar feeling about short stories, whic...I have a similar feeling about short stories, which is why i have turned more to flash in the last year or so when I'm looking for something shorter to write. These sometimes grow into short stories, but that's a more organic process and seems to work better for me.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-1558609574156552482009-10-22T08:31:11.864-05:002009-10-22T08:31:11.864-05:00Dave,
You keep writing them, we'll keep readin...Dave,<br />You keep writing them, we'll keep reading them.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-11231524020116517612009-10-22T08:29:59.534-05:002009-10-22T08:29:59.534-05:00Birthday is next Thursday. So my next post will b...Birthday is next Thursday. So my next post will be my first as a 30 yr old. Thanks for the wishes.Dave Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185814518997114591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-28265785581273208942009-10-22T08:25:26.351-05:002009-10-22T08:25:26.351-05:00Yeah, happy birthday.Yeah, happy birthday.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-37624466575008758982009-10-22T07:51:34.703-05:002009-10-22T07:51:34.703-05:00That's exactly how I feel like a short story s...That's exactly how I feel like a short story should be written... and exactly why I write so few! My friends who pay more attention to them have a lot better time of it.<br /><br />Good luck :) And happy birthday.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-8773806873340057982009-10-22T06:55:57.178-05:002009-10-22T06:55:57.178-05:00Happy birthday! Or, happy sex change! (Your post ...Happy birthday! Or, happy sex change! (Your post was a bit vague on which it was.)Jerry Housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-776447894649534032009-10-22T06:51:01.542-05:002009-10-22T06:51:01.542-05:00Short stories are about cutting things out-a painf...Short stories are about cutting things out-a painful process at best. It's scary to find out how much you can cut and improve it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-68003310424437310372009-10-22T06:12:08.791-05:002009-10-22T06:12:08.791-05:00Last post in your 20s? Age is just a number, Dave...Last post in your 20s? Age is just a number, Dave. Now the memory loss, THAT'S a clear sign of age.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.com