by Andrew J. Savage | Jul 19, 2018 | 50 words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, short story, Steemit, writing
The shade slew the last sailor. Only the captain and I remained. And I, no pirate, but a priest disguised. Atop the treasure sat a jeweled cross. The ghoul reached out a finger. I took the cross. Prayed. The wraith vanished. Cold steel slid between my ribs. “Bloody...
by Andrew J. Savage | Jul 14, 2018 | Fiction, Flash Fiction, short story, Steemit
Cassandra spun the dial. “You done yet?” Joel never believed in her. “Security. Two minutes tops.” A few more turns… He sighed. “Time. I’m leaving.” His footsteps faded just as the safe opened. Pocketing the gems, she checked her watch. Thirty seconds. Time...
by Andrew J. Savage | Jul 13, 2018 | Fiction, Japan, short story
Silver Good-Fisher shot across the tops of the waves. Land was close and she was fast approaching the place where the breakers pounded themselves into spray and foam. Here at the surface where the Great Deep met the sky, the water was warm and pleasant. Joy and water...
by Andrew J. Savage | Jul 11, 2018 | article, Steemit, writing
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...
by Andrew J. Savage | Jul 11, 2018 | article, Steemit, writing
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...
