Fantasy, Horror and Poetry
Posted on 12 August, 2019 by Stamphers
Ever tried just writing something down without anything in mind? Often, a word or a sentence will appear… anything can be formed then; a story, an essay, a poem, a blog post, a diary entry, anything. These are the true thoughts, those that have…
Posted on 9 August, 2019 by Stamphers
They say you must write to learn, to ascertain information better. I wonder if that’s true. Surely, some information can simply be absorb into our consciousness, surely, we don’t need to know the details, only it’s there to be gathered when needed – which…
Posted on 7 August, 2019 by Stamphers
A story is nothing but the preparation of change. How to reach this point sets the road ahead. The writer must find this road and not steer from it. We don’t know the characters in our minds but in our hearts. At the end…
Posted on 5 August, 2019 by Stamphers
The world is not kind to murderers, is what they want you to think. In truth, it’s an asset! They know what you are. They know you are of use. © Christopher Stamfors
Posted on 21 June, 2019 by Stamphers
Perhaps that’s just how some stories are? Some are more demanding than others. They demand rewrites and the plot doesn’t come out as smoothly as you want. Perhaps the process is the mistakes? Finding the story can be difficult but that doesn’t mean that…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, Novels, Short Stories, story writing, writers life, writing
Posted on 19 June, 2019 by Stamphers
Yep, it’s the beginning that was flawed, I see that now. In my Last Post, I talked about my stories never ending neatly and I figured out that if the beginning isn’t good, the ending won’t be either. So, how can I be certain…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, Novels, Short Stories, story writing, writers life, writing
Posted on 17 June, 2019 by Stamphers
I while back, I promised myself to never work on a short story for more than a month and now I’ve broken this promise and I feel awful. Why did it take longer than the other times? I don’t know, but I feel that…
Category: About Writing, OkategoriseradeTags: advice, amwriting, authors, Novels, Short Stories, story writing, writers life, writing
Posted on 31 May, 2019 by Stamphers
When I write a story, the important thing isn’t in what order I place the scenes or to create a structure, the most important thing is to find the characters and their motivations. This means you’ll write very generally at first, for instance: When…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, Novels, Short Stories, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 29 May, 2019 by Stamphers
I feel the need to be a bit more clear after my last post. All the things I said stands but I wrote it more for me so I’m not sure the point I made was clear. I tried to cheat. I took a…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, Novels, Short Stories, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 27 May, 2019 by Stamphers
Did I just make a blog post telling you to give up when it gets hard? No! Sometimes stories are hard; some are easier than others but they can all be something. I’m just lazy. Buckle down and make it work, you bum! Do…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, failure, Novels, Short Stories, story writing, writers life, writing
Bones are that which keeps you here
Turn to dust and your soul will yield
Forgive this old fool
For the mistakes he’ve made
Leave me be and let the past fade
Fire rained over our heads
fume from the rocks seethed out of the ocean
Everything is quiet now
Except the gulls who shrieked and shuffled happily
Their meals now properly boiled
