other crazy things I do

[topaz]

I have recently decided I have found a use for Twitter that makes sense to me: Twitter short stories.  Each one is supposed to be completely self-sufficient; have a story arc with a beginning, middle, and an end; characters who motivate and intrigue, with unique voices; compelling plots; and addressing my favorite themes, of hope, loss, faith, love, despair, and redemption.

My goal is to write one a day.  I have not been so successful at that, but hey!  Goals are important!  Please feel free to leave feedback if you are so inclined.

Comments

[keyne.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to trumpet those to all and sundry myself. They're excellent. :-)

[jss]

Neat idea. Sounds like a 140-character story as opposed to the six-word stories (the definitive example is Hemingway's "For sale: Baby shoes, never worn").

[khedron.livejournal.com]

Short meta-story: Wired posted a bunch of these (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html) by well-known authors. Robert Jordan's contribution was, "Heaven falls. Details at eleven."

Someone critiques, "Dammit, can't he finish _anything_?"

(Probably only funny if you know the Robert Jordan books.)

[vespid-interest.livejournal.com]

Did you make this up? Either way, it's quite cool.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

rimrunner is also doing this as @twitfics.

[crouchback.livejournal.com]

I like it.

[sconstant.livejournal.com]

First time I ever wanted to read anyone non-famous' twitters.

[jss]

Wait, you mean qwrrty isn't famous?

[khedron.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I can follow Twitter via RSS! Cool.