My plot and my story aren’t talking, and that’s a problem. Maybe that sentence seems strange to you. Aren’t plot and story basically the same thing? Nah. Here’s a video that explains: It’s a brilliant video about one of the best movies of all time. I really suggest you watch it. But in case youContinue reading “My plot and my story are fighting…”
Tag Archives: Writing
Wings of Change
“A Dragon Bigger than My Stories” will appear in Wings of Change. Oh, that’s a story I wrote! The anthology is YA dragon fiction… in other words, every story features either a young human adult or a young dragon adult… or both. My story… well, here. Let me post the first few lines: Every dragon’s an introvert.Continue reading “Wings of Change”
Writing Without Hands
You never want to see the Blue Screen of Death. It doesn’t matter what you use the computer for; the thought of that shade of blue is enough to cause twitching in a lot of people. So when my laptop gave me that bluescreen… yeah. I wasn’t happy. See, I save a lot of whatContinue reading “Writing Without Hands”
Itty Bitty Writing Space
My short story, “No Star to Guide Us” appears in Itty Bitty Writing Space, an anthology of 100 pieces of flash fiction! It’s got 100 authors, a bunch of genres, from a bunch of nations around the world. If you like bite-size fiction, check this out! It’s being funded as a Kickstarter that has just goneContinue reading “Itty Bitty Writing Space”
Quitter
I can’t do this forever. It’s something I’ve recently realized: Because of the trajectory of my depression, I won’t likely be able to make it to retirement as a pastor. I could be very wrong about that, of course, and it’s not something that I need to act on now at all. It’s more justContinue reading “Quitter”
Jonathon Mast: Author 