Writing for Torre

Three months ago, I found myself in a brief conversation with Ben White (@midnightstories) on his blog post, “19 years young and other tidbits.” On White’s post, we find this strong argument:
What is the impetus to serialize a story? After all, we don’t have the tangible, real-world constraints that necessitated the serialization of many early [...]

I’m not a fan of serials, but I believe there is an audience. Delivery, execution, and marketing determine success. I decided to try a weekly series of flash stories. Instead of serializing a short story, I wrote a new story in serial fashion made of individual units containing overlap and reminders. Dunston Monster is the [...]

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I hear no words,
I see them instead.
Musical vocals
to my ear,
lyrics are dead.

Poetry is ordinary
Prose is sublime.
Don’t call me on the phone. Write me a message. Never listen to speeches, I read them instead.
My Personal Poetry Challenge
I’m not a poet. I’m not a writer. I tell stories. (See “Why I Write.”) My technical papers and essays [...]

A flash story consists of 1,000 words or less (some insist on 500,) enjoyed in about five minutes. Writing a short story is a different beast from writing a novel, and a very short story is another creature still. Brevity is key. Words are valuable, used sparingly, given strong respect.
I’m not as familiar with short [...]

Flash Stories
Frequency of #fridayflash posts will depend on time and feedback. Flash fiction is not my strongest area. If readers enjoy them, I’ll post more. Otherwise expect fewer flash stories while I concentrate on other topics. To start the year, the young Sebastian Rhemus will continue his adventure in a short serial. Tags: Flash Fiction, [...]

Dreams during my childhood filled my head with visions of wonder, adventures across the cosmos visiting other worlds, traveling back in time. Ghosts were my companions fighting zombies, trekking across ruined landscapes, and docking my spacecraft to orbital stations. Whenever a difficult question emerged, I worked it out with the ghosts by imagining the strange [...]

As a hobby writer and a computer programmer, I find this last year interesting. The recession, unavoidable and necessary, looms over us. Traditional publishing finds itself in an awkward position due to changing technology clashing with culture mixed with new expectations. Fighting for survival, the newspaper and magazine industries look at new technology in search [...]

In a previous post, I argued that “Consumers Pay for Content.” Many publishers try to sell content, but this is not the best marketing strategy. Sell ideas. Sell souvenirs. Sell an escape from reality.
Watch the video of Seth Godin, “10 Bestsellers: Using New Media, New Marketing, and New Thinking to Create 10 Bestselling Books.”
Two important [...]