Chase Gamwell

Month: March 2016

  • Flash Fiction Prompt – Rabbit (150 words max)

    Side Job (149 words) – written 3/31/2016 “We’re going to what?” Collin furrowed his brow. “Rabbit.” “Rabbit?” Considering what a rabbit was, and their typical mating habits, Collin was suddenly concerned over the words use as a verb. “Can you…elaborate?” “Yeh…we gon’ rabbit.” The squat figure stood on its toes…

  • Waiting (and thoughts on how to cope with full manuscript requests)

    I have been insanely busy lately, which explains my posting habits over the past few weeks. On top of work suddenly picking up at work (and at home), I’ve had a sudden desire to work on Infinity’s Heir, supplanting any effort on the blog for the past week. That being…

  • Back to it

    I took Friday off for what was supposed to be much needed rest, but wound up running a bunch of errands instead. Saturday and Sunday were equally (unfortunately) busy. Now I’m back at work with plenty on my plate. Here’s hoping this week isn’t too terribly bad. And that I…

  • The Best Part About Writing a Space Opera

    Anyone who has spent any amount of time talking to me about science fiction knows that I have a soft spot for the Space Opera subgenre. In my opinion, it combines the best of all possible science fiction (and some fantasy) elements into a blockbuster package. A perfect storm of…

  • Writing Science Fiction

    Now that I’m actively sending Over the Edge to agents, I’m no longer editing it. After three beta readers going over it with and constant editing since November, I think it deserves some rest. This means that I can turn my attention to the Science Fiction novel that’s been languishing…

  • Flash Fiction Prompt – Longing (50 words max)

    Answer (48 words) – written 3/22/2016 There was nothing more to say. She had balked at the answer before, but not today. Her blunt “no” stung, but the feeling of not knowing had been far worse. If anything, he was glad. That she wasn’t human didn’t matter much to him…

  • Impatience

    Last time I talked about the query process, I mentioned Doubt. Now, I’ve discovered a new phase: Impatience. It’s been about five days since I sent my manuscript to an agent. Five days of silence. Five days of wondering whether the manuscript was received. Five days of wondering whether the…

  • #PitMad

    Had a good day today on #PitMad. Two likes from agents on my pitch, so two queries. Here’s hoping that the agents like what I send them. Fingers crossed!

  • Building a Base

    I’m going to do something a little different today – I’m going to talk about self-marketing. This is something I’ve been terrible at in the past. I started creating things in college – way back in 2004. I was lucky enough to have ridiculously awesome roommates and we did all…

  • Flash Fiction Prompt – Fracture (250 words max)

    The Speed of Light (250 words) – written 3/15/16 The first ship to reach the speed of light was supposed to be a testament to man’s ingenuity. Instead, the ship created a crack in the sky, as if going so fast had slammed it against an invisible barrier that none…