Hello everyone,
Happy 2021! After three weeks, I finally finished putting together and revising a retrospective on my writing endeavours in 2020. Not an entertaining read by any means, but perhaps a little interesting. Insight into the progress of a 2nd year storyteller.
CLICK HERE –> 2020 Writings
Thanks for reading!
Cheers
Ken
New story time!
This is a Science-Fiction short story of about 3900 words. Sadly, I was unsuccessful in finding a home for it, but I am still very fond of the story and its characters, so up it goes to the Cyber-Library. I hope you enjoy . . .
Promptober 2020 has come and gone. It was my first Promptober, and it was awesome!
“How awesome was it?” you ask.
You can check out how awesome it was by taking a peek at the retrospective I put together. In the retrospective, I go over what my goals were for Promptober 2020, compile and analyze some data on the writing I did for Promptober, and finally write up some observations about the data and go over some conclusion I had.
If you are interested, check out the retrospective HERE.
Thank you all for reading!
Cheers,
Ken
Write a story that takes place on Halloween.
Source: Me
| # of Words | 1305 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General (Fantasy) |
| Hours | 1 |
Melinda watches her eight-year-old daughter, Linda, goes trick-or-treating up to the last house on the street and dreads what comes next on this All Hallows’ Eve night.
Write a story about making a mess.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 281 |
| # of Drafts | 3 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 0.75 |
Susan and her compatriots prepare themselves, for the clock is about to strike 12:23 PM.
Write a story where someone quits their job.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 2366 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 2 |
Amy gets her dream job as a software developer in the video game industry right out of college. It’s a little different than she expected. Especially the overtime.
Write a story about a character forgetting something valuable.
Source: Slight modification to the following: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 2388 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 2.5 |
Beth has forgotten something important. It’s a feeling she has every day when she gets up. As her day progresses, she tries to solve the mystery of what that important thing could be.
Write a handful of six-word stories about insects.
Source: Modification of the following: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 90 |
| # of Drafts | 2 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 1 |
Unexpected crawling. Shouting. Flailing. Fuck bugs!
Spiders are vampires. Shoes are stakes.
I crawl. I eat. I metamorph.
Starving in woods. Bugs it is.
Fly swatted away. New drink ordered.
Male praying mantis life expectancy: once.
Ladybug—cute! California beetle—ew! Squish.
Ants: Nature’s most beloved genocidal monsters.
Move pillow. Black widow skitters away.
Fly majestically along open roads—splat!
Save the rabbits! Fuck fruit flies.
Stare at backup camera—heart attack.
Spider outside. Working from home today.
Ant farm: actual Star Trek episode.
Bugs boning. Scram you giant perv!
Write a story about a character who steals a mailbox.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 2863 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 3 |
I met Ruth after I stole her mailbox, not knowing when I performed that theft that it would change my life.
Write a story where something once-dormant comes back to life.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 808 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Hours | 1 |
A creature in the depths of Mars comes out of hibernation due to the vibrations roving around on the surface.
Cybernook 