A Week of Productivity

Over the last seven days, I’ve written three short stories that comes to a total of roughly 15,000 words.  Some of these have working titles, but the three pieces are: Two Brains ~7,000 words, Filling Gaps 3,399 exactly (it is for a competition that only allows 3,400 words), and Multiplying Secrets ~5,000 words.  All three are different than my traditional short fiction, due to the fact that I applied my manuscript writing style to them.  This means, each one was heavily outlined, had a specific flow, and had research behind it.  A traditional short story for me was a way to workout different mechanisms, technique, and narration to better my manuscripts.  After four years of writing short stories with their goal of being experimentation, I have decided to apply what I’ve learned to the next batch and see what I can get published.  All three are strong and have been sent out to trusted sources for review.  One, Two Brains, is actually in the universe of my some of my manuscripts and is mostly prepped to be sent to a magazine.  The other two are still going through the “chute” to be reviewed, commented on, and edited.