In A Flash – Part 2
Nothing helpful or useful will be typed here today due to nonsense. In A Flash – Part 2 Merryl leapt backwards as the jagged after-flash of a plasmic bolt sliced through the air millimeters from the fingers she had been…
The Reign is Over – Part 19
I had fully intended for this to be the final entry for The Reign is Over. Like all good stories however, this one refuses to go down without a fight. So here we are. The finale will likely be two…
The Reign is Over – Part 18
The Reign is Over is coming to a close. The story is almost upon its natural conclusion. Most of the re-write is focused on the lead up to the assault. More layers of intrigue throughout, perhaps a few passes for…
The Reign is Over – Part 17
I honestly didn’t think I would find the strength to keep writing this story. There was a dead-space period where I couldn’t muster the effort because I thought I was posting for myself. Then I found out that the co-worker…
The Reign is Over – Part 15
We’re almost at the finish line with this story, and to make sure I can transition into new material as soon as possible, the story posts are going to get longer. Today’s portion is a little over 1600 words, and…
The Reign is Over – Part 14
I’ve been given a rare opportunity to have a day off mid-week. Whenever I have a night where I need to work, I spend most of the day before it asleep. My job has become a constant strain on my…
The Reign is Over – Part 13
The project is dead! Long live the project! One of the things that I have begun to notice about writing is that there isn’t a time where you’re ‘done’. Whenever you manage to finish whatever you’ve been working on, there…
The Reign is Over – Part 12
I am writing this post ahead of schedule. Allow me to repeat myself: I am currently writing this blog post, and it is absolutely nowhere near my self-imposed (and oft-missed) deadline of Midnight the day of. I am, by all…
The Reign is Over – Part 11
We are now in rarefied air here at The Quill. I don’t think I’ve ever had a story go to eleven parts before. Honestly? I usually run out of interest or determination somewhere between six and eight. My meh-o-meter finally…
The Reign is Over – Part 9
It’s been hard for me to get started tonight. I find myself in a really weird spot with this story. I started writing it to please a work friend who expressed interest in having his name appear in something that…
