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The Rise and Fall of Yellow Things | 50 Word StoryThe Rise and Fall of Yellow Things | 50 Word Story

The Rise and Fall of Yellow Things | 50 Word Story

Published by Andrew J. Savage on August 3, 2018

Surrounded by guards, the parent-murdering despot gave a jolly smile.
So close, but too far to reach. Especially for a boy.
If he did hit him, he’d be captured. Jailed. Killed.
The boy looked for something to throw. He weighed a lemon in his hand.
It was worth the risk.

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The Priest and the Pirate | 50 Word StoryThe Priest and the Pirate | 50 Word Story

The Priest and the Pirate | 50 Word Story

Published by Andrew J. Savage on July 19, 2018

The shade slew the last sailor.
Only the captain and I remained. And I, no pirate, but a priest disguised.

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Baby in the Blender: How I Learned to Love CritiqueBaby in the Blender: How I Learned to Love Critique

Baby in the Blender: How I Learned to Love Critique

Published by Andrew J. Savage on July 11, 2018

We all write for different reasons, but sometimes I think that deep down, I think part of the motivation for writing at all is that we want to be loved. Just a bit. Maybe that’s why we take it so hard when people point out the flaws in our writing. It feels like rejection, and it hurts.

Let me paint you a picture.

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Hook, Line and Sinker — Story Openings (Part 1)Hook, Line and Sinker -- Story Openings (Part 1)

Hook, Line and Sinker — Story Openings (Part 1)

Published by Andrew J. Savage on July 11, 2018

The Hook

Distractions. The world is full of them. The modern world even more so. There are a thousand things a potential reader could be doing other than reading your story (or novel, or screenplay, etc.). Even a reader who is willing to cooperate–who has made the commitment to spend time in your story with you–still has thoughts going off in the back of their mind. The siren call of their phone, the expectation that their kids will come home soon, the ever-present question about whether they really did turn off the gas. There are any number of reasons why even the most willing reader will put your story down. Then there are editors.

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