I have been writing short stories since I was 9 years old.
Short stories suit my attention span and are definitely my favorite form of writing. I like the short, sharp, quick glimpse into a characters life and problem. Because there is always a problem, and a little twist.
I hold to the belief that in a short story the concept of 'A person, in a place, has a problem' should be presented in the first paragraph and from there on we find out how the character deals with the problem.
Travelogue:
"Do you want to go for a ride to somewhere you have never been before?
Ah, you do, I can see you nodding your head slowly. Into the future perhaps?
Well that's good, because I can take you into the future, and you won't even need a Time machine for that. Come with me, yes, take my hand, that's good. Now hold tight. Let's have a look at our precious Earth of the future. It's not pretty, but maybe we can learn from these stories, and you can tell people about it. No, don't look so scared, we can come back to the present anytime you like... Promise."
Susy
"Do you want to go for a ride to somewhere you have never been before?
Ah, you do, I can see you nodding your head slowly. Into the future perhaps?
Well that's good, because I can take you into the future, and you won't even need a Time machine for that. Come with me, yes, take my hand, that's good. Now hold tight. Let's have a look at our precious Earth of the future. It's not pretty, but maybe we can learn from these stories, and you can tell people about it. No, don't look so scared, we can come back to the present anytime you like... Promise."
Susy
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Want to take a trip to a military base on a Red Dwarf?
'Her watch beamed back that it was 8.45pm Earth Time, especially if you were in Phoenix, Arizona, and that in their present location Off-world, it was 7 am. Somehow it just wasn’t the same when the sun never actually went down, thanks to the Red dwarfs perpetual daylight, but the base did its best to fake normality. It almost worked.
Jordan stood and placed the palms of her hands on the floor and stretched slowly, forcing the blood through her leg muscles. It hurt like hell, but she welcomed the sensation. It meant she had hit the hamster wheel hard yesterday, which in 1.4 g gravity took some effort.
When they had first arrived it had taken energy just to walk, despite their peak physical fitness.'
Extract from 'Denovo'
Jordan stood and placed the palms of her hands on the floor and stretched slowly, forcing the blood through her leg muscles. It hurt like hell, but she welcomed the sensation. It meant she had hit the hamster wheel hard yesterday, which in 1.4 g gravity took some effort.
When they had first arrived it had taken energy just to walk, despite their peak physical fitness.'
Extract from 'Denovo'
Latest blog posts:
8 Secrets writer's won't share This is a blog post from the talented Ali Luke over at Aliventures.com, a blog I follow. You can find the original post here. The blog post was called 'Eight secrets which writers won't tell you', but when I read them, I thought that they are more like deep hidden truths that most writers become painfully aware of. I especially like the line at #6: 'Normal people aren't writers.' Says it all. Secret #1: Writing is Hard Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. (Gene Fowler) There’s a myth – not just in the writing world – that if you’re good at something, it’ll be easy. And established writers, me included, do have writing sessions where the words flow smoothly. The truth is, though, that writing is hard... Read more... Blog Tag Quiz 13 March 2012 This is from the blog 'A certain book' which you can find here by kiwi writer Joanne Ganley. She left these questions in her blog post, to be copied and answered. So I did!
Word up! February 10 2012 I have been thinking about words today. Some words, on their own just have a nice feel to them. You can say them over and over and almost taste them, savour them. Lounge lizard, for example. Say that slowly. Enjoy the feel of it rolling off your tongue. Then there here are my favorites, the words that fuel the imagination. I ran across some of those today, words that I enjoy on their own but here they were, put together in a sentence: Resurrected Amphibious Assault ship... Read more Questions in the dark February 5 2012 Today I lay for hours staring out the window with thoughts buzzing around head with my latest short story. As usual when I write something, the more I seem to focus on the subject, the less I seem to actually figure out. Ideas seems to pop into my head at times when I least expect it, like in the shower, or doing the dishes or going for a walk. Or even waking up in the middle of the night with a very clear answer to whatever it was that was bugging me... Read more.... |
About
Susy Egneus is a Swedish-born speculative fiction writer, who has lived in Auckland, New Zealand since 1989.
She has published short stories in various online magazines and have her work available as e-books. She is currently attempting to write the novel, slowly but surely. She is a member of the Michael King Writers’ Centre's writing group (Auckland), and SpecFicNZ, Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of NZ. She currently holds a Yellow belt (5th Kuy) from Auckland Institute of Aikido.  |
