I haven't written a fiction story in about a month, but one of these days, I'll have the time to do some more (several stories floating around my brain now, but other matters take priority)
An index to my current fictional work on Steemit.
Home To Texas: Recollections of a Texas Badman
The story of a Texas man that runs off to be a Rebel, and never really comes home again. Violence and sex are the main themes here, and the character is a mean sonofabitch that doesn't consider himself as mean so much as he just wants to be “let be”
Written on Steemit, and packaged on Amazon ;>
Part One, in which Wallace Stevens returns home from the Civil War, then joins the Texas Rangers.
Part Two, wherein our desperado steals a Comanche princess and deserts the Rangers.
Part Three, in which Wallace attempts to return home again yet to put himself into more trouble.
Part Four describes the shootist's adventures as a hired gun in Mexico.
Part Five, wherein Wallace reminisces over his favorite weapons.
Part Six returns the gunman to New Orleans, where he joins a buffalo hunting crew.
Part Seven in which Wallace reflects on killing and the War.
Part Eight relates the tale of buffalo hunting and the last of the buffalo Indians.
Part Nine, wherein Wallace reflects upon his life with the fairer sex
Part Ten brings misfortune to our unreconstructed rebel.
Part Eleven, in which Wallace is quartered in Austin far longer than he'd like.
Part Twelve brings Wallace face to face with Austin's Jack the Ripper, a fiendish killer of women.
Part Thirteen, in which the pardoned outlaw suffers his greatest losses
Part Fourteen brings the saga of the Texas gunman to a close. Does he deserve a happy ending?
An Afterward to "Home To Texas"
Character Analyis of Wallace and Family
Amazon Link - .99 cents for the Kindle version
Go Back Where You Come From
A science fiction story in which ET isn't so nice and cuddly, and which his victims aren't holding up “Welcome” signs to their own destruction.
Go Back Where You Come From – Prologue, the setting of those lights in the sky
A Creation Myth - Stars and Spears
A short story and my own lttle creation myth
A Creation Myth - Stars and Spears
Halloween/Ghost comedy
La Llorona tried to steal me from my girlfriend, a Halloween comedy
The Exit Interview
The Exit Interview - Prologue (fiction, political, thriller)
Honestly speaking, this needs a rewrite.
The Shadow Vipers
A dark fantasy exploring a master magician and his student in power; which moral path will she take?
The Shadow Vipers - Prologue and Part 1
A cloaked rider inflicts vicious justice on a den of thieves
The Shadow Vipers, Part 2
The Master takes his new student into his bed, and delves into her head
Tale of the Lancer
A cavalry troop escapes from supernatural doom; their officers know more than they are saying
Tale of the Lancer, Part 1 (Fantasy Military Fiction)
Revenge and Retribution
A crime thriller - short story
Revenge and Retribution
A Hell of a Night's Sleep (sci-fi short story)
The narrator wakes up centuries later than when he went to bed, and all he wants is a cup of coffee that Utopia can not provide
A Hell of a Night's Sleep (sci-fi short story)
The King and the Hangman
A “swords not sorcery” fantasy focusing on a grim warlord and a sexy little elf chick
The King and The Hangman (part 1)
The last King of the Fay must decide whehter to allow a Human warlord to pass through his lands
The King and The Hangman (part 2)
Negotiations tense even further as the King's daughter sets her lustful eyes on this Human at Court
The King and The Hangman (Part 3)
The King confronts his daughter, and a duel threatens the negotiations.
The Emperor's New Golf Course
A Dystopian short story (mildly sci-fi) which brings some hope for the future; this story was almost completely concieved in a dream, which I wrote down upon waking
The Emperor's New Golf Course
I hoe em, you grow em
This is a series of story beginnings. I like writing that “opening scene”, but I'm not always invested in finishing the story. So these are open to having someone else run off with them. Yes, I would like some credit if you do so!
The "I hoe em, you grow em" series - Need a story idea? Look here: hoeemngrowem
Making a Haunted House out of a Haunted House
An Inkling of the Guilty Party (modern ghost fantasy)
Common Themes
It is very easy to see some clear patterns in my writing. The heroes are professional killers who apply their own justice to the world. Their love interests are women of various backgrounds but always with dark hair and dark eyes, and who usually are women of ability on their own. These men and women are not immoral, but their morality is different than the norm. Most often, the lead expresses some degree of contempt for the larger society, but still serves it.
The stories will always involve violence, and usually sex. Morality and duty are almost points of discussion between the characters. The good guy wins, but he busts his ass doing it. The heroes make mistakes and are often eaten up by those mistakes.
Every last one of these heroes believes THIS implicitly:
It is better to be judged by twelve than carried by six
Indexing Your Work
I will suggest that you index your own work. Due to Steemit's nature, your readers may lose a chapter or two in your story line. In order to make it easier on your readers, you might want to consider indexes or link-chains. Cheetah may yell ;>, but these devices can help you readers move from chapter to chapter easily. I wouldn't suggest an index of everything that you write if you cover a lot of subjects all in one post, but a post indexing your fiction in one blog, and then another covering your criminal justice thoughts in another, may just be the ticket. It might also help YOU keep track of what your doing.
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