Words> Inner Growth: a short story
On and off during the trip, I've been dabbling with writing a novel, and have about 2-3 chapters on paper so far. I had an idea of writing a fictional travelogue that more or less follows my route (or perhaps the other way around), and that idea waxes and wanes. To stop the waning, I decided to have a go at a short story, just to make sure I can put a coherent story together - something that has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
I wrote Inner Growth in two days, and rewrote and edited it in another two or so. It has a few shortcomings that I can't figure out how to deal with now, so I'll just throw it out there. If you have the inclination, any feedback would be appreciated. I wrote it in Queen's English since I cast the main character as British. He is a proper cad, though, be warned. The link to the short story is below. Yes, the title is cheesy, but you'll get it.
Inner Growth (Google Docs link).
posted by Mikko @ 10:15
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5 Comments:
Nice :) And thinking back, very much you as well :)
Thanks, Antti - but if you refer to the actual events, I should emphasize the disclaimer in the beginning... yet of course, no text exists in a vacuum.
~you are great~~YOU will be a novelist~~fighting
weired....kind of similar to "Fool on the Hill" by Matt Ruff. Very twisting fiction mixed with real-life situations and fairy tale...Good read!
From director's point of view:
Nice set – tropical scenery always attracts
Until the point when Nick starts his lonely journey it is awesome.
Flashbacks are a bit quirky?
I didn’t find the characters interesting. Maybe creating some habits, behaviours or ways they speak to make them personal.
I think this is a good beginning of a story. It sets the background of the main character and triggers interest to know what he is growing into.
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