A boy genius needs to learn special skills to reach for the stars.
It’s a big jump since I forgot to link the other parts here, but I finished publishing “The Bricolage Project” on Wattpad. You can now read the complete flashfic prequel series.
8th Publishing Credit: Canuck Commodities and Futures
My short story “Canuck Commodities and Futures” was accepted into Exile Publishing’s upcoming That Dammed Beaver: New Canadian Comedy anthology.
Top Fantasy Story Prompt for August 17 2017
I found some interesting folklore regarding August holidays that could be springboard for stories. Plus some ideas to add PC elements to fantasy.
Review: Roar by Cora Carmack
5 stars
Roar works as not only good YA but a good fantasy in general. A Princess is born into an elite line of magic practitioners but has to work to earn her magic instead of being a chosen one who has things happen too easily for her. At first she assumes this is a personal task but, later realizes the future of her land hinges on the success of her personal quest. I look forward to the further books in the series which is the highest compliment you can give to the first book in an epic fantasy.
Science Fiction Plot Prompts for the Week ending August 3, 2017
I found inspiration for two dramas and one possible scifi comedy this time.
check out what I mean here
Pretty White Snake will be reprint
I made my first reprint sale this week. “Pretty White Snake” will be in Augur magazine’s premiere issue.
The Bricolage Project Part 8: Undesirable
Are stranded spacefarers illegal? Click on the picture to find out on Wattpad.
The Bricolage Project Part 7: Christmas with the Jordans
Christmas inspires intergalactic hospitality to a stranded Spacefarer. Click the picture to see it on Wattpad.
Review Medea and Other Plays by Euripides
This is interesting to historians but reads as stilted to the modern reader. It’s a good look inside the mind of Ancient Greek peoples. Their myths were used to give commentary on what were modern issues at the time without pandering to the current fads of pop culture as happens this day. The scripts are short but contain deep philosophy. He turned Medea, who most would’ve seen as an archetypical villain, into a sympathetic character by comments on women’s lack of rights when their husbands wanted a divorce in Greek society. Perhaps Euripides would’ve won more contests if he’d made his plays simpler but he wouldn’t have been remembered.
The Bricolage Project Part 6: Deterrence
The planet’s natives are nosy on Wattpad. Click the link to see how they’re dealt with.
