I criticise literary endeavours for a living, so I can see the problems: lack of context, telling, not showing, word repetition, one or two phrases that I can't get right, a proper story lurking somewhere, so why not write that
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So... I'm enormously nervous about posting this. The characters and setting are out of a sprawling novel type idea that I'm working (very slowly) on, so I'm not sure if they really work in a short snippet. Also, I think this is really two little scenarios clumsily put together. And the more I think about it, the less enthusiastic I am about it,
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I can't believe I've actually managed to write something for this! Okay, this is slightly autobiographical, but actually not very. It is untitled because I have not yet decided on something suitable/wanky enough.
Title: Eight Weeks Topic: Theft Wordcount: 959 Notes: This is very, very short. It also doesn't feel like it ended properly. I wanted to put another scene on the end, but I couldn't think of anything that didn't go all overly-explanatory. I think all spelling and grammar and tenses should be right, but if you see anything, point it out.
Title: Jacob and Esau Topic: Theft Wordcount: 3758 Notes: I'm not really sure where this idea came from, though I suspect it's got something to do with guilt I feel thanks to a related, but totally different situation (which I can explain, but not without spoiling what this is about before you've even read it). I woke up this morning with the whole
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I hope you can all do something with that : ) Remember, you can use it as much or as little as you like in your writing, as long as there is thievery somewhere. Post your work sometime before the 1st of May, and don't forget to give constructive criticism to everyone else.
"Mediocre writers borrow. Great writers steal." - T. S.