I've decided to work on a short for a bit and get away from the novel for a while. The short was inspired by a quote from Winston Churchill and ends by flouting one of the rules from Elmore Leonard. Or maybe I should say it pays homage to Elmore Leonard. I hope that you will see it pass through the group by the end of the month so keep an eye out for it.

While walking the dog I got an idea for another short or it might be a flash. That is why I like the shorter formats. One idea, a few thousand words and I'm done. 

Try it if you're stuck:
http://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html

Fixing things:
http://www.writingexcuses.com/2013/09/01/writing-excuses-8-35-digging-yourself-out-of-holes-with-jeph-jacques/

Randy sez:
http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=bd398af5e14b804a37b7f273a&id=8c44bd27e5&e=ab95d7c36b

Take it to the limit one more time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwASii2f5c8):
http://storyfix.com/making-your-characters-extreme

Work is bad:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/09/is-your-novel-too-much-work-to-read.html