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*Jump to the assassins: 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>.*<\/b><\/center>

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At the beginning of August, I created a hidden<\/i> part of this blog to use as a journal with a way to show only one entry at a time. A place where I can share a bit of myself and my journey with friends without it being readily accessible to the public.<\/p>\n

The first post set the categories that wouldn’t be visible on the front page or the blog. My next post, on the third, was to be a welcome to the story market gauntlet that I tend to use to submit fiction — in near precise order… And this list has pretty much been untouched since its creation.<\/p>\n

Life got hectic.<\/p>\n

Well, work got hectic and I devoted just about every waking moment to getting the flood of work projects squared away. For the first time, my job workload overflowed into my vacation time; into my workshop time.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, it was my worst showing to date. Didn’t get a majority of the pre-reading done. Didn’t get the first story in. While there, received several calls about several urgent projects that needed my attention…and they got it. I missed most of the techniques. Didn’t even get to think about the novel sketches…<\/p>\n

Yeah, bad.<\/p>\n

Each time the fires at work seemed to be out, another project hit my email. Whack-A-Mole with high stakes and for keeps.<\/p>\n

In the end, I completed three stories (two of which are flash) and two (and a half) techniques. Though it felt like Hell at the time, it feels like victory now.<\/p>\n

Through the work-madness, I buckled down and wrote.<\/p>\n

Oh, there were more projects to work on (and there still are more now), but I re-prioritized. I lifted my head from the water and cleared my vision.<\/p>\n

I took a breath.<\/i> I did a technique.<\/p>\n

Recalling that feeling. I took the time to submit one of the workshop stories to a market. I took the time to write this post, and–since I’m sort of on a roll–I’m going to share my Character Voice and Setting technique. Any story that I might write with these character orientated openings is a ways off and will most likely be redrafted.<\/p>\n

This particular technique marks a growing comfort with my craft.<\/p>\n

You see, with all the learning I’ve been doing, my creative words per hour plummeted to 200. A speed much lower than at any point in my writing-life. But a speed at which I’ve been able to write fiction that (frankly) pleases me.<\/p>\n

Though I wasn’t happy with my speed, I’ve been rather satisfied with the quality of fiction. I acknowledged the drop, but never fretted. I know myself. I knew that speed would return once I got the improved craft into my skull. Though I’ve tried to unleash my fingers, they kept plodding along and I remained content.<\/p>\n

This workshop–this crucible–found my fingers moving at twice their formerly<\/i> normal speed.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, at this speed, the technique received better marks than the one I had sluggishly finished before work started pouring in. The assignment, simplified, was to write about three assassins each, separately, experiencing the same setting.<\/p>\n

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