Hi. Thanks for visiting my writing section. Here, you’ll find my writing. Right now it's kind of like my garage or something. Like a few cars waiting for restoration, while I do other things. Evert Hightop is a children's story. The Devil and Redemption is the first book in a trilogy. I have the second book written (Ethan Stong), and I'm sure it will get parked here eventually. All the books have further potential. I hope to get back to them soon.
All my fiction is here to document its progression. There’s some pretty clunky stuff. In the beginning, I wanted to say two things. This whole website is about my beliefs, be they right or wrong. As far as I’m concerned, my beliefs are the story, at least in my world. When I began writing fiction, I tried to cram all those beliefs into my first story, and of course, they competed with the story itself. I’ve since come to understand, ‘tell the damn story’, and only offer up the Kool-Aid if you can do it without interrupting the flow. I did this (mostly) with my second book. I told the story, and in the epilogue, once the tale was over, I gave them a blast of belief. At that point the reader can take it or leave it.
How I got into writing is, I was sitting there waiting for my website and beliefs to light the world on fire, and I read an article about the writing habits of successful authors. I started thinking I could whip up a pretty good novel if I tried. I started one that day and didn’t stop until I finished almost three months later. Not only that, I published it online as I was writing, cranking out a chapter of about 6 to 10 pages every day.
What resonated with me in the article and why I decided I could write a book, was how Stephen King explained his process. The basics are, he expects about 6 pages a day that require very little additional editing once completed. What this means to me is once the writing’s done for the day, the pages have direction and maintain the momentum of the story. They might not make it through the second draft, but if they do, they’re well-written and are taking the reader somewhere.
King builds the story from within. He doesn’t work off a plot. I’m sure he has a general idea of where he’s going, but he lets the characters take the story to its destination. That’s not to say they won’t get cut out in the next revision, but letting the characters take their natural course seems to build a greater canvas for King to find exactly what it is he wants to say.
So this is all good advice, or at least worth considering. I followed it, but there was one thing King said that most struck a chord with me. ‘Stay on top of the story, because if you don’t, you’ll lose grip on your fictional world’. That’s a direct quote only paraphrased.
A lot of staying in your fictional world comes just from writing six to ten pages a day. It builds momentum. The wheels on the bus are going round and round day after day, and what you find is; you are actually living in your fiction. It’s kind of like you’re inside a dream. You’re not just deciding what this guy’s going to do next, you’re watching him, seeing the impact of his actions, and out of it all comes a wealth of potential. New ideas. New characters. New correlations. New dynamics. It’s otherworldly in my opinion.
So here we are, right back to the theme that runs through all of my writing; the alternative abstract world that is as real as our physical one. King has found a way to not only inhabit the abstract world, but draw from its potential, A potential like nothing found in the world we identify with, but in the end is where all creation and reality come. The action never proceeds the thought, (except in retrocausality which you can read about in other places on this website).
This is pretty much all I know about the art of writing at this time.
Have a read and see what you think.
This is the first chapter of Bubba's new book. He's thinking of publishing it on-site as a serial. Suitable for all ages. What do you think?
This is the Edited Edition of The Devil and Redemption. It took 2 months to complete, following Bubba's writing technique he stole from Stephen King. Probably requires one more edit to bring it all together, but this one is pretty good.
Please be advised both editions of this book contain profanity, violence, and sexual content which could act as a trigger. The Chapter 'The Devil' could act as a trigger. You can skip this chapter and not lose the flow of the story.
This is the first edition of my novel, 'The Devil and Redemption'. It was written over a month and a half, seven days a week, and I consider it to be an effective technique to produce an excellent rough draft. This copy is in rough shape, with little focus on grammar etc. More info, but a tough read.
Please note: This book contains profanity, violence, and sexual content which could prompt a trigger reaction. The chapter that contains the possible trigger is Chapter 13. You can skip it without losing the flow of the story.
