Category: All authors
On The Pace of Writing
| May 15, 2013 | Posted by David Sable under Blog, by David Sable |
Technically, if a football team gains three and a half yards every play, they would win every game. The games would be boring – no end rounds or spectacular, diving catches. Just a slow, steady move towards the goal.
My writing seems like that. I was hoping to have my next story, Invitation to the Game (a story that revolves around two opposite characters, unaware of their needs, as Superbowl Sunday unfolds), posted by early May but I am yet a few yards off of finishing the first draft. … Register or log in to access full content
The Driving Dead by Derek Elkins
| May 3, 2013 | Posted by Derek Elkins under All authors, by Derek Elkins, Latest Releases, Latest Releases by Elkins |
- The Driving Dead by Derek Elkins
- Kindle Edition | Smashwords
- ISBN: 9781301004737
- Word Count: 3,914
- Genre: Horror, Humor
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What’s worse than an infestation of zombies? How about zombies who can drive…
New to the world of the living dead? Still hanging onto the shreds of humanity like stink on a corpse? Hey, maybe you should learn a trick or two on how to survive in your new skin. Maybe you should get an advantage over the rest of your competition. Shuffling around waiting for the living to fall in your hands is for the birds. The real up and coming zombies these days have an advantage because they’ve learned to embrace technology.
Second Wave: A Trip to the Zoo by Derek Elkins
| April 25, 2013 | Posted by Derek Elkins under All authors, by Derek Elkins, Latest Releases, Latest Releases by Elkins |
- Second Wave: A Trip to the Zoo by Derek Elkins
- Kindle Edition | Smashwords
- ISBN: 9781301309290
- Word Count: 6,033
- Genre: Horror Science Fiction short story
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In the first wave, the invaders came with the snow. The rose up with their icicle teeth of death and destroyed over a third of us on planet Earth. But they weren’t finished by a long shot. The survivors have fought for their own lives. But the invasion wasn’t over with the first wave and the survivors aren’t as safe as they thought.
The Arduous First Drafts
| April 17, 2013 | Posted by David Sable under Blog, by David Sable |
For me, the most difficult hurdle to overcome is starting a story. Having done that, the next most difficult thing for me to do is naming the first character. It is my first step of taking a story idea out of a vague “yeah, one day I need to write that” to a concrete commitment that this is Bob, not Mary.
This is where writing can be more like laying bricks
But once the bricks are laid, we can start decorating the house.… Register or log in to access full content
Writing Dialog – Letting Characters Be Who They Are
| April 9, 2013 | Posted by David Sable under Blog, by David Sable |
Easter (or more aptly Resurrection Sunday) is the highest holiday on the Christian calendar. It is also one of the two periods (Christmas being the other) where church attenders will endure the most classically poorly written dialog that writers can muster.
“My name is Matthew and I used to collect taxes. I was actually selling out my people to Rome! Can you believe it? Then one day, Jesus called me and I decided to leave it all and follow him.” Perhaps this was proclaimed by a middle aged man who always regretted not taking high school drama wearing a brown bath robe from Kmart.… Register or log in to access full content
Foreshadowing And Other Tricks
| March 30, 2013 | Posted by David Sable under Blog, by David Sable |
Anton Chekhov, a Russian playwright is famous for his gun. In different ways, he is known to say, “If you put a gun on the wall in the first act, it better go off in the second or third.” It is the definitive statement of foreshadowing – putting something in the story that is a clue to be picked up later.
I played with this idea with Mr. Reynolds Makes His Case.… Register or log in to access full content
Mister Reynolds Makes His Case by David Sable
| March 26, 2013 | Posted by David Sable under All authors, by David Sable, Latest Releases, Latest Releases by Sable |
- Mister Reynolds Makes His Case by David Sable
- Kindle Edition | Smashwords
- ISBN: 9781301002597
- Word Count: 7,178
- Genre: Fiction: Contemporary; Fiction:Short Story
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Darryl Reynolds, somewhat intoxicated, has a point. In times of vulnerability and need, the God people unquestionably worship was simply a no-show. Worse, this God becomes the impetus and justification for manipulation and abuse. A chance meeting in a bar with Mr. Downing gives Darryl an opportunity of a lifetime – to show the world once and for all the grand deception and definitively make his case.
David Sable’s most thoughtful work to date explores the ever-posed dilemma after every human disaster: Where was God? Far from the an intellectual debate of two talking heads, this story brings forth the pathos and emotions set forth when grappling with the nature of evil, abuse, love and ultimate isolation.
First Wave: Snow Day by Derek Elkins
| March 21, 2013 | Posted by Derek Elkins under All authors, by Derek Elkins, Latest Releases, Latest Releases by Elkins |
- First Wave: Snow Day by Derek Elkins
- Kindle Edition | Smashwords
- ISBN: 9781301682713
- Word Count: 6,052
- Genre: Horror, Short Story
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They came with the snow. They came for us.
Roger, left alone in the middle of a blizzard, thought he had a leisurely day off of work. He had no idea he’d be spending the day fighting for his life against the things that came with the snow.
The first wave was meant to weed us out.
Amazon’s War on Lightning Source
| March 13, 2013 | Posted by Anthony Horvath under All authors, Blog, by Anthony Horvath |
It appears to me that Amazon is in an undeclared war with Lightning Source (henceforth, LSI).
Before there was Bard and Book, there was the publishing endeavors of Athanatos Publishing Group. I was set up pretty early with LSI and fairly well pleased with the arrangement. My titles could be picked up anywhere–chiefly, though, they were purchased by Amazon.
No sooner did I get involved in publishing did I observe that Amazon liked to shift things around and change them up. … Register or log in to access full content
Deep Cove: The Party Crasher by Jamie Greening
| March 10, 2013 | Posted by Jamie Greening under All authors, by Jamie Greening, Latest Releases, Latest Releases by Greening |
- Deep Cove: The Party Crasher by Jamie Greening
- Kindle Edition | Smashwords
- ISBN: 9781301645664
- Word Count: 4,475
- Genre: Horror, suspense
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Deep Cove: The Party Crasher is a sequel to 2012′s initial story about the Deep Cove Monster.
It is the last week of summer break, 1978 and a group of teens throw one more party on the shores of Deep Cove. As the eight tracks play from the car stereo of a Ford Mustang the teenagers talk, dance, and pair up. The party doesn’t last long, though, as the serpentine monster crashes in. Will anyone make it out alive?
