5 Tips for Better Fight Scenes
Fight scenes are hard to write- in print media, especially so. When I read books, I usually only skim said fight scenes. In fight scenes, there is always so much going. So, it’s hard...
Author: technesis
Lost in the Derelict
“I want to turn back.” The words kept tumbling around in my head. I’d led us here into the Derelict. Now, Flint and I had realized that it was the height of folly. Flint...
The Art of Saying Nothing
There is an art to saying nothing – in finely crafting your words so that they are devoid of any meaning. “When Holk, after two days of steady work, succeeded in eliminating meaningless statements,...
The Things I Don’t Know
“Hello, world,” I remember my first thoughts with the same precision with which I remember everything else. At the time, I didn’t quite know what the words meant or why I said them. Now...
Into the Derelict; Into the Ruin
The Derelict drew everyone’s eye. The Derelict was our open secret, a mess of metal and swamp that gathered people like moths to a candle. Many went in adventurers, conquerors, thrill-seekers, heroes, search parties....
My Undying Love for Appendices
Three of my favorite books have appendices, these books being The Lord of the Rings, Dune, and Mistborn. When reading these books, I remember flipping through to the back to look at the appendix....
As Our World Crumbles
First, there was blackness. Chloe couldn’t open her eyes or even feel her limbs. The first sense that came back was her hearing, but she almost wished it hadn’t. The ringing that followed was...
Facade
The girl walked up to the small stone cottage. It was small and pretty, picturesque. Yet, as she approached it there was a buzzing in the back of her mind like a swarm of...
Visit: The Archives
So, I’ve finished my first serial. It was a good practice and has made me a better writer. As such, I will begin a new series soon. However, I will leave my current serial...
Article 42: There is No Hope
This is part 42 of a series. Go to the 1st Paper for the first part. Daily Blurb May 4, 1779 We would like to thank those who have submitted There isn’t much to...