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A quick Update
So yes, here we are – November and Nanowrimo has begun – my profile page there is http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/ludd72 and should be reflecting the word count as I remember to update and...
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Snarky day
Ever get the feeling you’re having one of those days and just haven’t recognised it yet? I’ve just written this and felt faintly pleased even while wondering quite where it came from: A car pulled up...
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Autumn’s Teeth – Synopsis and Extract
This is the synopsis and extract I posted on the Nanowrimo website while writing. I’ll be putting up the first three chapters as a pdf on this site in a few days probably – mainly as its an extract...
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Quick Fiction: Waiting to Start
This bubbled up this morning while I was emailing photography schedules to people and re-editing photos of paperweights: All lined up and ready to go. Suits pressed and shirts ironed; cravats are...
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Fiction Fragment
Somehow – in between writing blog posts about van solutions and click fraud detection and prevention – I’ve managed to scribble a few random passages down – so thought I’d share as they’re descriptive...
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Happy New Year
Welcome 2013, let’s see what’s in store shall we? 2012 was pretty damn awesome, I have to say, so you’re going to have to work your ass off to beat it. We had That Rowton Thing, work settling for both...
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Fiction: The Traffic Lights
The demonic traffic lights of Old Sunbury Town lie in wait, thirsty for the blood of unwary pedestrians. They lust for the fluids that soak into their darkly luxurious stretch of tarmac. Over the...
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Roll20 Updates and Other Nonsense
I’ve been copying the Roll20 write-ups to their own section and as of this week will be updating those pages directly rather than tying up the more general blog – we’ve got all manner of oddness taking...
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Fiction Fragment: Roadside Carnage
I really do get the strangest ideas while driving around. This was inspired by someone I encountered while driving in West London today. I’ve no plans to expand it so I thought I’d just bounce it out...
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Fiction Fragment: Sassing An Angel
Wrote this recently as a block breaker: “I know I’m not the world’s greatest theologian,” Paul said, “but aren’t you guys supposed to be pants-wettingly awesome instruments of divine will whose first...
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Couple of new fiction fragments posted
Well, not exactly new, they’ve been hanging around on the harddrive for a few years, and were previously posted on the old Deviantart account, but I’ve brought them here to keep things in one place...
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One Sentence Stories
I’ve been writing one sentence stories recently as a combination of block breaking, getting random sentences out of my head, processing of memes, and putting story seeds that I might develop later down...
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Fiction: The Traffic Lights
The demonic traffic lights of Old Sunbury Town lie in wait, thirsty for the blood of unwary pedestrians. They lust for the fluids that soak into their darkly luxurious stretch of tarmac. Over the...
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One Sentence Stories
I’ve been writing one sentence stories recently as a combination of block breaking, getting random sentences out of my head, processing of memes, and putting story seeds that I might develop later down...
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New Hidden Sunbury Stuff
I’ve finally got round to writing up a concept for the background of Autumn’s Teeth as a new entry in the Hidden Sunbury section. This time: The Troll Bridges There’s a bit of formatting to correct,...
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Winning Ways
I know I can write. I know I can write well. I know I can move and thrill and amuse people, often within the same piece. There’s still nothing quite like having it confirmed in a competition. I entered...
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Drabble: An Earnest Debate
The end of the argument was neither polished nor eloquent. It ended rather in punches and gasps, cries and moans. It wasn’t clean or simple, and blood fell on the dusty floor. The shaky victor still...
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Fiction Fragment: Dawn Chorus
A quiet morning was broken by the sound of the church clock exploding again. No one was entirely sure why this kept happening, but as yet no one had the heart to just give up on replacing it. Sometimes...
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Short Story: Situational Awareness
What kind of animal walks into a room and works out what he can hurt people with? We’re not talking about standing round and taking notes here, but of it being an instinctive set of considerations...
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Short Story: The Cradle
The caverns of ice had originally been carved by meltwater, but the servitors had widened and straightened them to accommodate the prefabricated shelters and equipment. They had installed lighting, set...
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