Posts belonging to Category 'Easy River to Success'
April 2, 2010 | Posted by Mark
The main theme I was exploring in The Easy River to Success was how the plethora of Get Rich Quick schemes that seem to clog the Internet like bindweed are sort of similar to the use of demonology of necromancy in the Middle Ages. Those who attempted to practice the summoning of demons, or related [...]
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March 30, 2010 | Posted by Mark
I thought it would be interesting to give some more background on my recently published short story The Easy River to Success. The story was published recently by Planet Magazine and is available there for free viewing. Please go over and take a look. I would be interested to know what you think of the [...]
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March 18, 2010 | Posted by Mark
“I realized that my hands were shaking. I did not like surprises.” My story “The Easy River to Success” has been published by Planet Magazine! So if you want a tale full of danger, magic and intrigue head please take a look. You will also find plenty of other stories and artwork to interest you.
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December 15, 2008 | Posted by Mark
I didn’t do an update yesterday, but I did manage a bit of planning – again regarding the cult of Arax. This was all on paper, so didn’t even turn the PC on to do. Sometimes this works better, and I don’t even feel the need to commit it to an electronic document. This morning [...]
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December 13, 2008 | Posted by Mark
Quite a lot to do on the home front today, and now its the evening I doubt I’ll do anymore today. However, in the half hour I did have I brainstormed some ideas for how Arax’s religion works and I think I have a few basics. He’s going to be the God of False Promies. [...]
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December 12, 2008 | Posted by Mark
The use of the synopsis in planning was discussed at the writers’ circle meeting on Wednesday. I thought I would try this to help me get the rest of Easy River to Success writen. I’ve done this today. Did about 300 words, which I hope to turn into about 1000+ words for the last scene, [...]
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December 9, 2008 | Posted by Mark
I am assuming that I won’t be doing any more today. I managed to get 811 words done this lunchtime that took me to the end of the scene where Benetus meets Arax. I’m fairly happy with how it has turned out. A couple of surprises. I found that Arax has to tell Benetus a [...]
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December 8, 2008 | Posted by Mark
Nothing done yesterday as I was feeling ill, and then sadly one of our pets was very ill and ended up passing away in the night. I had to bury a small brown guinea pig this morning. Lunchtime saw me reviewing the current scene of Easy River to Success and adding another 412 words. When [...]
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December 6, 2008 | Posted by Mark
Just started on the revision for Easy River to Success. I managed 672 words of the scene where Benetus meets Arax. So far I have got Benetus to where he is just about to meet Arax, that is he is about to end up in the quagmire. I’m fairly happy, I think, with what I [...]
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