Jeff Macfee » On Writing

Where I bow to a meme

jeff — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:41:16 +0000

Usually I avoid memes but this one seemed fun.

First lines.

So the first lines to every story I still poke with a stick:

White Package:
Lorowski called him from a payphone.

Treatment:
You get treatment, you die.

Sundown:
Tate picked her up right in front of the house.

The Great White Hunter Gets A Massage:
Rachel Wallis noticed the man right away.

The Final Tasting:
Neil Rogers celebrated his eighty-third and final tasting on the lawn of the All-England Club under the milky blue light of a full moon.

Vanity:
Elyse presented the ice-sculpted likeness of the King on All Seasons Day.

Trifecta:
Step one is telling him to put down the gun.

Lift:
The Invisible Man died a week ago today.

Not Spain:
He was not in Spain.

Moneymaker:
I see the Strawmen duck under the yellow tape and I know they’re here to see the body.

Nine Tenths:
I hate Bob Seger.

Babies and a story

jeff — Sat, 01 May 2010 19:25:57 +0000

Uh, yeah.

Been busy.

Also, Red Radishes has gone up at A Twist of Noir.

To finally update the blog and in no way related to writing

jeff — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:39:09 +0000

Babies be coming. Somewheres after 9:00PM CST.

Beware!

Maybe an acceptance?

jeff — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:38:42 +0000

I have strong indications that one of my short stories was accepted for publication. Don’t want to jinx it until it’s all finalized, but things are looking good.

Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.

In which I am an idiot

jeff — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:50:36 +0000

Why am I only now watching the Guild? I thought I lived in a geek cave, but apparently it was the low-rent cave without any high quality stalagmites or stalactites or quotes from the Guild like “I’m a HinJew”.

I was a fool.