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The 3 Day Novel Contest

Ryan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:20:44 +0000

For my third year running, I am taking part in the 3 Day Novel Contest. The goal is to write a short novel (a novella really) of about 100 pages in 36 hours. My first year I shortlisted. My second year I did what I consider a better book, but did not. This year I [...]

On “The Process”

Ryan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:00:27 +0000

Still undecided about my 3-day. I don’t do much in the way of an outline for these things. I’m not sure why. It’s just not myprocess.

What is my process? Hey, look over there.

I don’t know what my process is. Making it up as I go is my process. Is that shameful? it seems to [...]

Checking in

Ryan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:05:56 +0000

Sorry for the dearth of postings here of late. Writing goes well, and I’ve had some interesting life twists lately. I will be leaving my current job at the end of September and starting a new job with the provincial government in October. This job is the kind of job I’ve been after for a long [...]

Regret

Ryan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:15:59 +0000

I’m writing, today, about regret. I have a character in this piece who is pretty much consumed with horror and guilt every time he remembers this one moment from his late childhood. It’s not an incident that most people who observed it would even think noteworthy. It’s just the way he chose his words, and the [...]

The Station of the Union

Ryan — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:30:56 +0000

I’m back from a two week vacation from work. During this vacation, I accomplished very little, but I do have a good idea of what my 3 Day Novel will be this year. I also have a good idea what to do with the Siegel story, and how to make a novel of it. So there’s [...]

Well, that wasn’t so good now, was it?

Ryan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:26:41 +0000

So, I didn’t like the way that ended. Perhaps I should have just left off at section nine. Characters rarely behave as I expect them to, and that undermined the ending I originally conceived.

I’m about to rewrite this, and try to make it less bad. I see some tiny bits of good here and there, but [...]

How Bugsy Siegel Lived (conclusion)

Ryan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:55:14 +0000

Siegel was in his office, waiting for the final counts for the day, and to take a look at the skim. He’d been smoking since noon. It had been days since he’d seen her fly off, days he’d spent in a cold sweat, wanting to say the word. He took a sip of scotch, and rubbed [...]

So’s you know

Ryan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:55:54 +0000

I am now on vacation for sixteen days. You will probably see more postings here. Including the last part of [...]

How Bugsy Siegel Lived Part IX

Ryan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:14:31 +0000

Siegel shoved his way past his own guys and ran down the fire stairs, not willing to wait for the elevator. By the time he hit the street, he expected to be able to follow the sirens. When he’d last seen her, she was falling on the strip. The night air was still and the street [...]

Delay

Ryan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:40 +0000

Circumstances have lead to a day’s delay in posting. See [...]