Once again Butler has given me an unexpected ending to what I thought was going to be an 'another one of those' story. As I've mention in previous posts, the story is about two immortal and powerful characters with opposing desires. With this format in most writers hands you'd expect that one character would be …
Facebook? Do… do people use facebook still?
I have an author page on facebook that my posts have been auto posting to, and I pretty much never think about. I figure I better start doing face book related things there, so if you have any interest to follow me on the social media, click below: https://www.facebook.com/thejonasdavid/ Thanks!
Take the ‘tell’ out of storytelling
I've been off and on watching the Netflix original 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', and although it is lovely to look at with great production value and an all-star cast, it is really quite infuriating at times. My irritation is due to the narrator. The story is framed as research done by a man named …
Don’t be afraid to fail
Failing is part of success. No one gets it done on the first try, so better get it out of the way so you can learn and move on to the next thing! It's not whether you win or lose, fail or succeed, produce a masterpiece or a piece of crap--it's the doing that matters. To …
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
This is the first experience I can remember of being really impacted by a short story. I read it in high-school, at 15 or 16 years old, and have remembered it ever since. The story tells of a man about to be executed by hanging, from the aforementioned bridge. When he is pushed off, however, …
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