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Advice to storytellers from me

~ David W. Jones ~ 2 Comments

Tell the story that needs to be told, in the way it needs to be told, to the length it needs to be told.

Don’t poison a story by insisting it must be an apple when it’s really an orange.

Don’t stunt a story by forcing it beyond its natural growth nor by forcing it to grow in a box too small.

“Genres” and “standard story lenghs” are publisher’s artefacts, not part of storytelling.

Breakthroughs don’t come through abiding by conventions and working in boxes.

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Simple Simon

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Simple Simon

met a π. Man,

astounded, he

couldn’t wrap mind a-

round it: three point

one four one five

nine two six five

three five eight nine

seven nine three two

three eight four six

two six four three

three eight three two

seven nine five oh

two eight eight four

one nine seven one

six nine three nine

nine three seven five

one oh five eight

two oh nine seven

four nine four four

five nine two three

oh seven eight one

six four oh six

two eight six two

oh eight nine nine

eight six two eight

oh three four eight

two five three four

two one one seven

oh six seven nine

etcetera etcetera

© 2019 David W. Jones

AND

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  And the rail looms

a Frankenstein lurking

over everything yanking

feet from under us wanking

   its way along dumping

     wasted lumps into an

        apocalyptic

            revelation

                    sea.

The beast arises.

And the rail ends.

© 2017 David W. Jones

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