I am taking an online course called the Future of Storytelling. I'm a bit behind given that we've spent the past couple of weeks moving. I do want to try to complete each of the units, however, so this is my attempt to catch up, to get the assignments done.

( Chapter 1 Task )

Write a short story with a title using this generator. Sure, it's for video games, but I don't care. I'm thinking about writing Rise of the Bible Thieves.

Post here. Email. @mail. Whatever. If I actually get a few, I'll post 'em somewhere.

I've never played in a Shadowrun game. Ever. I almost have, but it's never quite happened. However, I did put in a little effort on a Shadowrun mush a while ago before deciding that it was a bit too much for me, particularly considering I didn't entirely understand the mush system and knew only one other player. Now, though, I'm invited into a ( Read more... )

I wish I had had the energy to write this last night (by which I meant Sunday night as I spent most of Monday night writing this, though I realize I'm posting it on Tuesday morning). I certainly had the inclination (until the whole work situation unfolded, which was after I'd put myself to bed), but when one's brain has been left in the dreaming, ( Read more... )

The first step, for me, in responding to the third part of Del's mythos project is to go back and revise what I've already written. The revisions are small but significant, though I am not sure how directly they address the assignment. I intend to, for her at least, make an attempt at a more honest piece, one with less fluff and more substance, ( Read more... )

This is my first attempt at Del's request. I think you all ought to give it a go yourselves. Consider this a rough draft, likely to be edited or completely mangled as I'm not yet happy with it. It is a beginning of a beginning, an experiment in storytelling.

( The Twins Who Are Not Twins )