the deer is messed up
because i didn't think your email would like it if i put the f-word in the subject line
hello. i am very excited to tell you about this anthology! not only is it going to be full of stories about fucked-up deer, and not only is it being organized and edited by my friends merc and theo, but! in addition to those things! it will include a story i wrote.
you may remember that i mentioned writing 2/3 of a story in a single morning and being shocked that i pulled it off. well, this is that story! i won’t give too much away, but i will tell you that one of the characters is a cat (who is totally fine despite being in some danger).
if you like horror, short stories, deer, or me (and very good cats), please consider backing the anthology on kickstarter! and if you like those things and are a writer, you can check out the guidelines for submissions too.
in other news, my novel wip is nearly 38,000 words, covering a bit over half of the story. that’s a low word count for half a novel, especially considering that i’ve been writing semi-out of order, so the first half is probably more like 33k. but! i anticipate filling in a lot of things when i revise, like descriptions of where characters are and how they feel and who the hell is talking.
i have been known to write pages of dialog with no tags or action breaking it up, and then go back and turn what’s basically a bad screenplay into prose later. it works really well! if you’re stuck on dialog-heavy scenes, give it a try!
stay tuned for more bad writing advice!
xo
annika