Scott C. Martin

Apparently, nothing makes a week fly by like self-imposed creative deadlines. As Wednesday has come and gone, and the Friday deadline looms too close for comfort, the following things are on my mind:

1. When working on a story, it is better not to tell everyone you know about it. If you do, that story will grind to a halt, and the plot points will become sticky as if covered in syrup.
2. As much as I would like to tell you about tomorrow's story, my previous observation prevents me from doing so.
3. Short stories seem to resist more than two key events per story. The first event boxes the characters into action. The second is the culmination of their actions.
4. I don't make the rules. But I can occasionally break them.

Hope to see you back tomorrow morning for Friday's story!