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Inkfingers: June 2013
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Turning A Sick Day Into A Fantasy Story. Why am I posting this? Because I presume someone out there will actually enjoy a product created in misery. Be forewarned, the story is lengthy - 10-11 pages - and heavily utilizes fantastical elements. Even for the initiated, it may at times be a little confusing. That being said, I hope you enjoy. The Long Way Home. Demon infusion sucks, he decided. Digging his thin fingers into the soft forest loam, he pushed himself up and looked arou...
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Inkfingers: December 2011
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Sunday, December 25, 2011. Paramour, Part 8. I jerked upright. I’d dozed off in front of my computer. Shaking my head, I got to my senses and glanced at the screen. Nobody had posted to Facebook. Grabbing the mouse, I moved the cursor up to the refresh button. I glanced back at the screen. After a moment, I moved the cursor away from the refresh button, and instead, closed Facebook. Pushing my laptop away from me, I got up and slipped my sneakers on, going outside. As I walked, I passed a beautiful girl ...
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Inkfingers: September 2012
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Monday, September 24, 2012. Aight So Sparkfly's been off the radar for a few months. Well, I'm a college student juggling 17 credit hours, two blogs, a book, two term projects, neverending papers, 4 hours of reading every night, crappy roommates, and crappy wifi. The list could go on, but I'll keep it to that. Even as I write, I'm avoiding assignments I'm supposed to be doing. Dr Ryski Katnei, aka Kat, member of the Collective. Friday, September 7, 2012. Science Fiction - Dead? In science fiction, charac...
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Inkfingers: November 2012
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012. The Battlecry of Hygiene. Please imagine me dressed in a toga giving this address at the Acropolis in front of legions Roman soldiers. Got that image in your mind? No, Javan. Why did you have to leave? Finals are swift approaching, but to study amid this degenerate debacle is an abomination! Why did you leave us in this our time of greatest need? To arms, Daniel! Send emissaries to Wal-mart, send messengers to Febreze and call their aerosol-propelled combatants to our cause!
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Inkfingers: February 2013
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013. So, this week was Critique Week in my Writing for Young Adults class, and once again I was reminded of why editing is such a pain. In this post we'll address some of the difficulties of editing, but before I do, here's a picture that sums up editing. Whether it's serious or sarcastic is beyond me. So, that being said, here we go. 2 Editors Who Skim. Explaining why she was taking a taxi. On the next page I see scribbled in the margins:. Why is she taking a cab? Explaining why...
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Inkfingers: December 2012
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Right peeps, so here's an update on basically the past few months. I'm nearly done with finals. I'll be going home for Christmas break, before I start the madness all over again next semester. Here's a list of writing projects I've made progress on:. 1 Finished Negation. In the middle of editing it. A couple of peer editors would be nice if I have any volunteers out there. 4 Got onto Figment! 5 Began my first foray into creating a story in an illustrated format! And that's m...
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Inkfingers: November 2011
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Thursday, November 17, 2011. Get the Gang Together. Okay, so you have your main character. Now you need side characters, because no main character can do it on their own. Unless, of course, you're Superman; however, very few of us are aliens with abnormal strength, laser vision and the power to defy gravity. I would even go so far as to say that none of us are. Who would Sherlock be without Watson? 1 The Best Friend. Best friend characters tend to be loyal to the main character and usually throw around a...
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Inkfingers: October 2011
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Friday, October 28, 2011. Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice? So Between this post and the last, you've started a story. You're feeling confident, ready to take on the literary world, when you realize. . . Wait Where's my main character? Okay, so maybe it doesn't relate to the question at hand, but the question of who your character is is still an important one. So let's take a look at what makes a main character. 1 What's My Motivation? Everyone knows that politicians are bad role models. And polit...
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Inkfingers: January 2012
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Monday, January 16, 2012. A General Guide To Creating A Good Villain. Okay, so we have the main character and his buddies, and we have the relationships that tie them together. That's good, but the fact remains: we still need a bad guy. Otherwise, you've got nothing. Someone may ask, 'Well, what's wrong with a story about good people? Vader has been one of the most iconic villains in recent history. 1 Welcome to the Dark Side. Other religious texts will invariably turn up the same formula: good, in one f...