MatthewWuertz

I’m still working on the first draft to my latest fantasy short story.  It’s currently approaching 5K, and I still have a little ways to go on it.  Optimistically, the draft might be complete by August, but I’m not sure if I can pull that off or not.

I’m still working on the first draft of the new fantasy tale, and it continues to shape itself into something over 5K (though I’m not that far into it yet).  I’m trying to add much more fantastic elements into this story than previous tales in this particular series.  I also sat down earlier today and typed out an opening for a new fantasy short story so that I’d have it down.  It seems my fiction writing pendulum has swung heavily towards the fantasy side at the moment.

I started editing my time travel story last night.  I spent more time checking terminology than correcting the story itself.  Perhaps this story will kindle an interest in writing historical fiction, something I’ve only attempted once before.  I enjoy history, so I wouldn’t be surprised if I meddle in the genre at some point.

I completed a rough draft of my fantasy short story. I don’t think I have any humor in it at all, and it is quite dark in places. Dark, for me, does not mean that it fringes on horror. In my works, dark fantasy means that the protagonist is experiencing something quite unpleasant without ending up happily ever after. In this story, I think the protagonist ends up in a somewhat worse state of mind.