Something I've been trying the past couple of weeks (and maybe this makes this a #HacksawDraft thing) is repeatedly compressing and decompressing a novel outline. I just realized this is sort of like folding steel or kneading bread. Let me explain WTF I am on about in a thread on narrative. (🧵-->) (NB!: This ‘mini-essay’… Continue reading Compressing / Decompressing Novels
Month: April 2025
Marching into a chunk of April.
It’s hard to know where to start this missive, since a lot’s been afoot.I think we’ll start with the amusing/tragic aspect. You may remember I set out on this quest to pursue novellas/short stories as a way of unsticking my difficulties with Quicker than Blood? So after starting the second novella/short story (I am not… Continue reading Marching into a chunk of April.
Short Story: The (Fool’s) Gold Equations
(This story was released to Patreon patrons early two weeks ago, and to the public, now. I wrote this short story back in 2022. It's a little past what's topical, now, but I think it has elements that continue to resonate when it comes to the possible outcomes of the current LLM/GPT based AI fad.… Continue reading Short Story: The (Fool’s) Gold Equations