Tag: Wes Platt

[BOOKSTORE WINDOW] The Boy in Brown #amwriting #storytelling

July 28, 2018
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The result of my sixth #bookstorewindow fiction writing exercise, inspired by the late Harlan Ellison, based on writing prompts supplied by Enigmatic, Entropymanor, and comics creator David Napier. Wrote it live on our Slack site in about 20 minutes: The discombobulated devil chicken staggered across the damp cobblestone street, and the boy in brown followed….

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[BOOKSTORE WINDOW] Night at Remembrigans #amwriting #storytelling

July 14, 2018
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The result of my fifth #bookstorewindow fiction writing exercise, inspired by the late Harlan Ellison, based on writing prompts supplied by Colchek, Enigmatic, Lamia, and Azureus. Wrote it live on our Slack site in about an hour and a half: “Breadsticks?” the harpy asked, sliding the wicker basket across the table toward the dumbstruck treant,…

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[BOOKSTORE WINDOW] Two Ledges #amwriting #storytelling

July 8, 2018
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The result of my fourth #bookstorewindow fiction writing exercise, inspired by the late Harlan Ellison, based on writing prompts supplied by Craig Pittman, Colchek, and Gareth Harmer. Wrote it live on our Slack site in about an hour and a half: The Herbert drifted above the dark forest of thick green grass stalks, a fat…

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[OTHERVIEW Q&A] Steven Campbell

May 18, 2017
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Steven Campbell first came up with the idea of Hard Luck Hank in the 1990s as a pitch for articles in a fishing magazine. Now Hank’s the star of Campbell’s series of comedic pulp sci-fi stories. Campbell recently took the time to answer some questions: Wes Platt: When do you first remember wanting to write?…

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