by Robert Roth | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog, Flash Fiction
Edric stood on his tiptoes as he stretched his arm up to the highest shelf, the wobbly stool under his feet in an almost constant state of toppling under his bulk. At barely three gossems tall, he hardly had the frame for his extra weight. But he somehow managed to...
by Robert Roth | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog, Characters, Writing Tips
Creating great characters is the number one thing you can do when you’re trying to tell a compelling story. I’ve written about the basics of character creation before, but I wanted to delve a little more deeply into my process. Keep in mind that these are things that...
by Robert Roth | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog, Flash Fiction
Faith reemerged into consciousness to the relentless, off-key dirge of the alarms competing for her attention. She forced one eye open and discovered one of those alarms was signaling that her life-support system was down to thirty-four percent. Only thirty-four...
