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 City of the Lost God - Part 31 – Forces of Chaos
Word count 7,495 Ancient barriers are removed and the forces of chaos are let loose in the City. A long and episode that sees the City close to being destroyed………. Enjoy – Ed April 2016
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The Edge of the Universe - A short story set in Britain, fifty or sixty years, or so from now.23/4/2016  The Edge of the Universe - A short story set in Britain, fifty or sixty years, or so from now.
Word Count 11,230 This story really was based on someone asking; where is the edge of the universe ? A Sci-Fi tale about fusion power, the occult and unseen forces………. Enjoy - Ed - April 2016 It should be obvious that a work of Fantasy or SciFi is made up, but no one likes to find a name that looks like theirs in a story on the net. It's even worse if the main villain bares their name.
I do a lot of digging on Google to make sure that all the company names I use are fictitious. I also tend to look up people in a particular field, to make sure I'm not naming a rogue after them. All that said, it's impossible to use names that are unique, especially when writing about the present day UK. It is worth repeating that; All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. ~  Bradford - Chapter 12 – Family
Chapter word count 5,954 Bradford will be around 17 or 18 chapters, so there’s still a lot of fun to come yet. We begin to see more of Amoe, who may surprise you…………. Enjoy – Ed - April 2016  Bradford - Chapter 11 – Deadly Cargo
Word count 6,532 Bradford and Maria enjoy first class, while Gupta goes to war….. Enjoy - Ed April 2016  In writing, the truth is in the little things.
You can take four or five pages, to describe the power armour your galactic warrior wears. You can say how it was developed, how much it cost and how many people he had to kill to obtain it. It will only become real to your readers, when you mention the annoying way it rubs behind your hero’s left knee and the way the servo that operates the right thumb, keeps sticking. If the sticking servo nearly causes his death, that’s perfect. Truth is in the ordinary, in the everyday little quirks and annoyances.  Dreams of Tooth and Claw - A short story set in London, just a little in the future
Word count 6,920 Some short stories are a kiss in the dark from a stranger, this one is more of a kick in the teeth from a mugger. If you sit next to someone on the tube, who is sleeping and growling………. Enjoy – Ed April 2016 |
Author - Ed CowlingSelf Employed consultant from North London Archives
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