The new NO PANTS COCKTAIL HOUR discusses a very special Scotch and the inspiration behind a failed novel.
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@jeffsomers.bsky.socialThe new NO PANTS COCKTAIL HOUR discusses a very special Scotch and the inspiration behind a failed novel.
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialSimilarly, if I stopped waking up at noon and started taking an interest in my professional career, I would stop being a lovable boozy clown. Wait …
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialThat time I (incompetently) turned an unpublished novel into a playable text adventure:
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialIt’s essentially a Situation Drama, and it really can’t allow for either—it has to remain more or less trapped in Gloopstick, and as a result we get to see a lot of very familiar stuff in this latest season.
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialThe new NO PANTS COCKTAIL HOUR discusses a very special Scotch and the inspiration behind a failed novel.
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialVideo: How to Determine Your Novel’s Word Count | Jeff Somers and the Rough Beast, Episode 3
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialMost murder plots are pretty dumb. That and the effort involved is why I would never try one. Okay, mostly the effort. The Duchess once told me she doesn’t worry about me cheating on her because I’m too lazy, which: Fair.
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialLove Letters: How to Spark Romance in a Story Without Using the L-Word
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialThe filmmakers make a common error, though: They don’t trust their premise, so they combine it with a second premise in the hopes that more is more.
@jeffsomers.bsky.social“Despite his efforts, his days had taken on a rigid and recognizable pattern. He woke at five and made coffee. The coffee kicked off a chain reaction that ended in the bathroom, then he showered before going to the gym.”
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialOne suspects that “making subtext text in the least subtle way possible” will be my sole entry in the Galactic Encyclopedia of Writers. I may be the worst writer you’ve ever heard of, but, to quote Captain Jack Sparrow, you have heard of me!
@jeffsomers.bsky.social“It was a question of willpower.
On the second day, he woke up and felt clear, focused and strong. He knew he was on the right track.”
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialThese three planets offer a level of worldbuilding laziness you simply have to admire: They are uniformly detail-free, arid, and boring. They might as well all be the same enormous planet called Miscellanea or something.
@jeffsomers.bsky.social“There was a sense of tightness about her, as if the only way she kept control was by clutching everything tightly to herself.”
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialStill probably my favorite of all the novels I’ve posted on the blog, honestly.
“Motel life was a step up. Thirty-five precious dollars a day, but he’d come into a windfall and it was wonderful to have hot water on demand and privacy again."
@jeffsomers.bsky.social“Hey Maddie.” Perry’s voice was tinny and crackling in my ear over the noise of the bar. “Need you up front.”
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialZines are a fantastic place to find weird stuff... and to earn your writing chops.
Read all about it on Thoughts from the Writer's Desk in Jeff Somer's "Everything I Learned About Writing I Learned by Publishing a Zine."
@jeffsomers.bsky.socialForget the memoir, something tells me that “Shot and otherwise abused” will be on my tombstone.
@jeffsomers.bsky.social“Take The Bumble, for example: A man designed for his job, as if his creator had known all along.”
