Happy Blog Day Everyone!
So, this post will go live on November 1st....but it isn't too late to enjoy the spooky season as the third Malarkey's Imaginomnibus is out now for everyone to enjoy!
I'll be discussing my story, "They Called Her Witch" in a moment, but first, the end of Riz’s writing (mis)adventures!
The Comic Tales of Brennan and Riz
Again, apologies for reusing a 60 yearish old joke (I got it from the Peanuts Comic strips), but I did find it funny.
What's next for the duo? Well, theres another storyline on the Horizon, but for now, I think more ransom skits will be the order of the day.
Nanowrimo 2023
Well, it's November the 1st, and you all know what that means! Yes, it's Nanowrimo time.
So how much have I have done for this first update...Well, considering I've only had a couple of hours to write, it's only at 647 words. Hopefully we'll see more done next week!
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus Hubble bubble
So, it's come to this, a release of a third Malarkey's Imaginomnibus!
The theme (as ever chosen by the excellent Ross Young) this time was Hubble bubble, perfect for Halloween.
Really, the authors taking part in this deserve your readership, so please, once you've read your (free!) copy of Malarkey's Imaginomnibus Hubble Bubble, please check out the rest of the included authors stories, as they are all magnificent writers.
Now, I've already spoke about the first story I had planned for this Volume, one involving Ghost Duty, but obviously that didn't pan out.
Into it's place, I wrote a story that better fitted the theme...which was still rather loose! The story's premise came from a series of tweets I did all the way back in October 2021...I think. Thud provided me with some blueprints, and I set to work building on them. This included making changes to a couple of things (like giving the character a name as she lacked one before...till the very end anyway). I also got to go into extra detail with a few things though, I do fear that I didn't do enough.
Regrading the characters name, she was proving hard to pin down, that was until I started listening to a song by Green Day from their 21st Century Breakdown album, ¡Viva La Gloria! (Little Girl). That song hit so many beats of what I was wanting for the story, so much so, that it gave the main character her name.
The original plan for this story actually remained unchanged as it progressed, with only a couple of scenes changing. For instance there was supposed to be a segment focused on the school, a couple of them in fact. However these were amalgamated into the bus scene, which caused me concern on how it was going to be received...Guess we'll see. Another minor change was the removal of a character, but that was done to enhance another character. In a longer story I may have kept both, to play up the ending more, but I'm happy with how it played out. Of course, this means that a certain someone gets less story time, but he still gets his way.
Overall, this story has an important part to play with some of my other work, maybe one day the main story it's part of can get its time to shine.
That's all for this week!
Don't forget to go and get your copy of Malarkey's Imaginomnibus Hubble Bubble (for free!) right now by clicking here!
Till next time,
keep writing!
Peter James Martin
Quick Links
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Volume 1
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Book 1: A Boy and A Rat
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Volume 2
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus Volume 1
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus Fade to Noir
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