Michael Eidson has posted 7 comments
I'll also point out that this story is set in my fictional world of Yurik, not Pharas. This doesn't mean much to anyone but me at this point, but my profile says I'm setting my bursts in Pharas. So I'm just clearing it up, for future reference, when I have more stories out there that might mention the Mhoraz River or the countries of Ahazir or Blegutten.
Posted 7 years ago on Garbus slammed his hand on the table and lifted...
I thought it was about time to write another burst. I've been so busy working on my debut fantasy novel, The Unfinished Tower, I've not wanted to take time to write a short story. I really didn't know where I was going with this story when I started writing it, but that's the point of these bursts, eh. I hope someone gets a kick out of it. It's all about semantics.
Posted 7 years ago on Garbus slammed his hand on the table and lifted...
This was fun to write. I had no idea where it was going until I'd written that Nachford's pocket was empty when he turned it out. I'd originally thought that Nachford was deliberately hiding something or someone. When his pocket turned out empty, I had a better idea where the story was going, but still didn't know exactly how it would end. That's what I like about writing these bursts the way I do; I enjoy the unfolding and resolution of a story without knowing the outcome ahead of time. But it's difficult for me to write a coherent novel that way.
Taking a little time away from working on my novel to write a burst keeps me from getting into a creative rut. I can go back to my novel with a new perspective that will help bring out other facets of my novel that I might not have thought of if I kept my brain focused on the novel's plot and characters.
Once again, I used the generators on my web site at http://eposic.org/ to come up with the initial ideas for this story. I used the name generator at http://trollhalla.com/outer-sanctum/2012/10/05/tunnels-and-trolls-name-generator/ for all of the character names in this burst.
Posted 7 years ago on Wearing a long cloak in hot weather wasn't always...
Charming characters. Looking forward to reading the full short story.
Posted 7 years ago on Mori sat cross legged to one side of her bedroom...
Thanks for the welcome, Anthony.
Jeff, I used my random generators in creating the outline for my current novel-in-progress. I didn't use every word spit out by the generators, but these random words helped to break me out of any ruts I was digging myself into. I generated some words, wrote as much of the outline as I could with the ideas I got from those words, and when I reached the end of that line of thinking, I generated more random words and continued the process with them. Eventually I had a good enough idea of where the story was going, and finished the outline without the help of the generators. Then I went back over the whole outline and changed it as necessary to make it all coherent. Now I'm writing the first draft of the novel, and I'm not relying on the generators much, only when I get stuck on a scene and need something to spark an idea.
Posted 7 years ago on Nelvon jerked his head around, afraid that the...
I'm setting my bursts in the land of Pharas, the same world I'm using for my current novel in progress, The Unfinished Tower. These bursts, however, are set in a long-forgotten past, when magic was more prevalent and powerful. For each burst, I'm using my generators at the Troll Mystic (http://www.trollmystic.com; click on the Generators tab) to generate random stuff, and then shape it into a coherent scene. Okay, it might not always be coherent, but in the spirit of these bursts, I'm not inclined to think about it too much. Whatever comes to mind from the random stuff is what will be typed in the burst. I generally won't be editing these bursts either, though I can't help but look over my writing and do minor touch-ups before I submit. So there are bound to be many ways in which my bursts could be improved, and although I already know that, I'm still open to any sort of feedback, positive or negative, as long as it is respectful. Thanks for reading.
Posted 7 years ago on Nelvon jerked his head around, afraid that the...
Thanks, Alex.
The story depends on the words "across" and "over," and I noticed just now while re-reading my burst that I inadvertently wrote "across" in one place where it should have been "over." That's what comes of writing and not editing. Oh well. I tried to edit the burst just now, but it won't let me. Hopefully no one will chew me up and spit me out for that mistake.
Posted 7 years ago on Garbus slammed his hand on the table and lifted...