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General_Lucifer
When I started writing the Repro Man stories I'd just finished a 148,000 word novel, full of flowing descriptions and intricate details.
It was pretty shit, if I'm honest.
I'll return to it one day, but afterwards, as an exercise, I started writing those Lucifer stories as minimally as possible, cutting out any fluff or window dressing. A fresh approach to writing as far removed from the novel as possible. Mucky story, brutal, 400 words, BANG! Finished.
Lately though, I've taken a different approach again. I want to tell stories. I think my writing with The Leeds Savage Club has opened me up, made dialogue more important and made me less reliant on shock factor or funnies. The feedback I get from here is the most important though. Someone once put, 'they all don't have to make us laugh'. It was quite liberating.
I suppose that Blog North Awards helped with the next push after that, bringing me to where the stories are now.
I really, really love writing them. They change how I look at the world.
The fact that other people seem to like them is a MASSIVE bonus ball.
Cheers folks!