Flash Fiction, by Richard Dee (2:28)
Today we see that background details are supposed to stay in the background. What I gleaned about the stories: Civilization, that structure that provides sufficient elevation above immediate survival that…
Category Archives: Immerse Or Die
City Under Ice, by Te Olivant (12:50)
Today we see that if you’re going hype an upcoming event, you had better deliver.
Eight Unreal Stories, by John Carter (1:42)
Today we see that an error can hit harder if readers think you aren’t the sort of author who’d make it. What I gleaned about the stories: The protagonists of…
Disturbed: A collection of five disturbing tales, by Michael Riddell and JJ Riddell (0:38)
Today we see that if the copyright declaration (where every word matters) contains multiple basic issues, readers will assume the rest of the book is even less polished. What I…
Fur Boys, by C.A. Newsome (10:10)
Today we see that the opening of a story is a three-way balancing act between providing enough detail, providing too much, and providing distracting details.
