Well, I’ve been tossing this around in my head for quite some time, whether or not I should mix in fictional posts here on Zelkun. I have given it a lot more thought since seeing that idea in action over on Carver’s Dog.
An aside: Carver’s Dog is home to Rodger Jacobs, a writer in greater things than just a simple blog. I stumbled upon it through Perrero, and have been reading it ever since. His stories are often surreal, and have an unexpected twist at the end. He can make what seems to be a boring story going nowhere suddenly spring to life in the course of a couple words. Being able to surprise and delight your readers in this day and age takes a lot of talent. In addition to that, some very lively discussions spring out of his stories, and he always responds to feedback.
I get lost in some of his tales. As much as I pride myself on loving to read, I can honestly say I’ve only read a dozen authors or so. Beyond that, my knowledge of authors past and present is scant at best. Rodger oftentimes writes fiction starring different authors, or at least touching on different literary names, namely Charles Bukowski. Admittedly, before I began reading, I’d never heard of him.
Back to point: I’m not sure I could write flash fiction in the truest sense. Creating a character and situation that only see a few paragraphs of life is something I don’t really see myself doing. But, I think what I may do is write a series of posts that create a larger story.
For years I’ve had a story in my head (since college), and I think it’s finally time to let it out and breathe a bit. I still have some aspirations of one day becoming a published writer, and honestly, this one isn’t on the potential list, but I love the story in its own right. So Zelkun may be the perfect platform for it.
So here on Zelkun, I bring you, ‘The Crusader.’ The next post should be the first installment.
Also, a new link to Carver’s Dog can be found under the link Rodger Jacobs on the left-hand side.
Zel-kun out.
P.S. Happy birthday Rodger!
Rodger Jacobs | 13-Mar-08 at 7:35 pm | Permalink
Thanks for the kind, kind words, Zel. Good luck with your writing. I’ll be checking in.
Lit Blogging 2.5 « Carver’s Dog | 18-Mar-08 at 3:53 pm | Permalink
[...] another frequent reader and commenter here at Carver’s Dog, has decided to try his hand at fiction, inspired, he says, by yours truly: Carver’s Dog is home to Rodger Jacobs, a writer in greater [...]