#Writober 2 – Experience Writing

Writober Day 17: The Smell Of Death

I will never forget the smell when I returned to New Orleans after the hurricane. It permeated everything. It’s impossible to describe, but it’s a mix of rot, blood, excretion and this sickly-sweet horror that triggers the gag reflex until it is so stuck in your nostrils and pores that you realize it will alwaysContinue reading “Writober Day 17: The Smell Of Death”

#Writober Day 14: Monsters under the microscope.

Now here’s a real monster from The Science Library/Getty Images. I think if you watch Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and compare this guy to the storm-trooper carrying at-ats you’ll see some design similarities. This four-eyed alien-like face, belonging to the larva of a water-dwelling beetle, can be the last thing a tadpole seesContinue reading “#Writober Day 14: Monsters under the microscope.”

#Writober Update

I wanted to add a few things to the line-up for #Writober. While reading Slade House: A Novel by David Mitchell for #RIPXII’s Peril of the group read, I had another idea of how to use the #Writober 2 pinterest board. Each image could be a scene in a continuous story. You mightContinue reading “#Writober Update”