Are there dangers in writing too simply? Whenever I approach a story, I build it up as I go, meaning, it’s very basic and I skip a… Read more “Confront your demons”
Author: Stamphers
This is my authors site, it’s the central hub for all my writing, most often it’s very short stories and poetry, but occasionally I’ll post longer works to my portfolio.
Procrastinate
I’m sitting at a cafe reading one of my stories when a fly landed beside me. There was nothing particularly special about this fly, maybe it was… Read more “Procrastinate “
The Great Plague
I get ideas sometimes. You never know when inspiration will strike, but it will happen. More often than not, those flashes of inspiration are just random ideas… Read more “The Great Plague”
A simple story
I tried to make a simple story the other day, with simple language and a simple plot: It’s about a girl who lives in a castle. She… Read more “A simple story”
Neil Gaiman said a thing
I listened to a podcast the other day and Neil Gaiman was the guest. Lucky me! One of the thing that stuck out to me was his… Read more “Neil Gaiman said a thing”
You made the right choice
You wanna know what the worst part about being a writer is? You don’t know if you get better… You can’t honestly tell if you are going… Read more “You made the right choice”
A rant about time
Video games, like alcohol, can be used responsibly but I’m not sure people in the creative profession can… Honestly, if I didn’t have video games I would… Read more “A rant about time”
How can you write truefully?
The best writing comes when you are yourself, when you don’t have any expectations. That’s why it’s so difficult to write, not because you have high expectations… Read more “How can you write truefully?”
Violent Housework
There’s one quote that always comes to mind after a long writing session . Granted, I don’t often remember it word for word but I get the… Read more “Violent Housework”
Digging for gold when there are gems in the sand
Stories, I can find them everywhere. In nature, in books, in people, in movies, in shows, in patterns in the sand, in sound, everything is a reminder… Read more “Digging for gold when there are gems in the sand”
