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AGROTHARN vs. the Story Cubes of Doom
This month I'm giving myself a little exercise: writing an episode in my AGROTHARN the Interstellar Semi-Barbarian serial every day using story cubes. This is an activity I used to have my creative writing students do, and they really enjoyed it. Appearing on the Alternate Futures podcast back in April reminded me how much fun—and how much of a challenge—it can be to include four random things in a story; but thanks to that experience, I came up with a crazy new character I never would have met otherwise.You can check out the first six episodesright here, and if you're interested in trying story cubes with your own writing, here are a few online versions I'm using:Story Dice,Storygen,Story Constructor.Keep reading
Novel #16
Finished writing my sixteenth novel this week, and it's my shortest yet: only 53K. The first draft was 30K, so I put some extra meat on its bones this time around—mostly situational comedy and quirky characters doing their thing. The more absurd, the better. I realize not all funny bones are created equal, so some folks will love it and others will hate it. That's okay. I enjoyed writing this thing and sharing each chapter with my first and favorite reader. A fun summer write/read.All 26 episodes are now available via Kindle Vella, and I plan to keep them there for at least a few months or so. When I eventually pull Uncommoner from Vella and release it wide in eBook, paperback, and audio, I'll be using the cover art I've included with this post. Pretty snazzy, eh?
Check out the first three episodes for freeright here.
Keep readingNew Short Story: Dark Delights
Dark Delightsby Milo James FowlerCopyright © 2022 Milo James Fowler
They stand at the water’s edge, three forms as still as statues, as small as elves from another world, another time. Their eyes glow like pinholes in the darkness, twitching this way and that as they track their quarry across ripples and slick mud.
Grandmother watches from a distance, smiling to herself, praying they remember her teaching. Hopeful they will.
Emery reaches out as the golden beams of dawn’s first glow cut across the earth. She grasps her tin sieve with tiny hands and bends at the waist to catch the dark delights that slink her way. They stretch from the silhouettes of trees and large rocks, growing in size as they slither.
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Hello, Hoopla
So this is pretty cool: a bunch of my books are now available at your local library! As long as your library has partnered with Hoopla to make a wide variety of digital content available (eBooks, audiobooks, videos, music—all kinds of good stuff), you'll be able to read my novels, novellas, and short stories for FREE on the device of your choice.
Publishing wide through Draft2Digital has its benefits, and this is definitely one of them. For a while, though, there's been an alert on my D2D dashboard warning "Long Processing Times" with Hoopla. I started to wonder if my books would ever make it through. But here they are, at long last. About a dozen are ready to download now with another dozen on the way.
If your library doesn't happen to offer digital content via Hoopla, kindly advise them to get their act together. Then all you'll need is your library card number to create a user account, and you can start enjoying some free stuff. Aren't libraries cool? Don't delay; check it out today.Keep reading
Noveling Update: Uncommoner
New month, new project. After finishing up the third book in my latest trilogy and sending it off to my publisher, I figured I could use a little break. So, just for fun, I'm diving into a novel that I haven't really known what to do with—until now.I've decided to rewrite it as a follow-up toReturn of the Knave (free everywhere eBooks are sold). Some time has passed, Gertrude & Alfred are now married with a baby, and the plot is convoluted with lots of new characters, but the Princess Bride-ish elements remain.
Uncommoneris the polar opposite of the grimdark genre, and you're welcome to follow along here where I'm posting a chapter at a time.
WARNING: This is not your fairy godmother's adventure story. It is a tale of uncommon heroes and horrid villains, of virtues and vices, of courage against powerful evil schemes. Gird up your funny bone, dear reader, for giggles, groans, and gasps in equal measure await!Keep reading
Book 3 is (Almost) Done
My goal was to wrap up edits on the final book in my Interdimensionals trilogy by June 1, and I met that arbitrary, self-imposed deadline with time to spare. The only problem? I'm not thrilled with the ending. Too much dialogue, and not enough action.I know what it's like to be left feeling unsatisfied after devoting weeks to reading a series: the hollow, sinking realization that This is it? So I do everything I can to make each of my series go out with a bang. And from what I can tell, my readers appreciate it.
The Interdimensionalsis a sci-fi/horror story, so of course it's not going to end as tidily as I like. Every good creepy tale leaves you with a clawing fear that the nightmare isn't really over. But at the same time, having action occur "on camera" is way better than having characters talk about it in retrospect. So that's what I'll be revising.
Got my notes ready to go, and I know which scenes I want to replace. It'll make for one doozy of a finale, and whether or not it's a crowd-pleaser, I'll know I've done my best. After spending the past six months on edits instead of writing anything new, it's time to shift gears and get creative again.Keep reading
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Alternate Futures
Recently I was invited to appear on the Alternate Futures podcast, and I had a great time discussing science fiction, writing, and publishing with host Edwin Rydberg. Part of the interview included a Story Cubes challenge; I was given the following random images to turn into a first chapter or short story: bowl, whistle, burglar, pointing & staring. Somehow, they led me to come up with a new character in the sword & sorcery genre, where I've never dabbled before. Here's how it opens:Long ago, before the days of recorded history, during the Hyperbolean Age of a much younger Earth, AGROTHARN the Interstellar Semi-Barbarian roamed the ancient volcanic lands in search of fame and fortune. Thanks to his magical porridge, which he ate religiously, he had seen the future. One of many alternate futures, to be exact, which seldom came to pass. Much like the flying T-Rexes his forefathers had promised for ages: "Someday, we'll all be flying around on T-Rexes!" they'd claim. "Just you wait!" But no, that never happened. The mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex never did sprout any wings, nor did anyone invent rocket boots for it. And it devoured anyone dumb enough to try mounting it. Thus, AGROTHARN had to content himself with riding a geriatric and often depressed Triceratops named Fred.Listen to the interview and hear the rest of the story @Alternate Futures.Keep reading
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Out of Time collects two un-timely tales:"One More Tuesday" - Josef finds himself trapped with only one way out—and a life or death decision once he discovers how to free himself.
"Leap Day" - Joan experiences a time distortion in her own apartment, and she must weave her knowledge of the past and future in order to survive the present.
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It's Official: Book 2 is a Go
I've signed my second contract with Montag Press, and Monsieur Moule's Subterranean Casino is now with my editor. Should be a few months before we finish polishing it up, then a few more months before it's ready to greet the world as an eBook and paperback with original cover art. Fingers crossed for an October release, considering the creepy factor, but we'll see. In the interim, I'll continue revising the third book in my Interdimensionalstrilogy; planning to submit it to Montag by June at the latest.Keep readingMore postsTAGS:SPECULATIVE FICTIONEER
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