I started The Shadows At Their Feet as an exercise — an attempt at a modern fairy tale short story. However, as has happened in the past, I found that I had a hard time keeping a short story short. An attempt at
The trouble with editing
The trouble with editing is that it never seems to end. I remember, back in school, in my writing workshop classes, we put so much focus into the initial creation, that I consciously and subconsciously regarded editing as some lower
Plot vs. Character
When I was younger, a story was all about plot and movement. It was entertainment in the way that a popcorn movie flows or a child’s cartoon moves. And as a result, I would write things plot-first. Characterization, development, and