May the odds and ends be forever Substacked in your favor.
I thought maybe it was time to share a summary of some of the posts I’ve written or shared this last week.
Our week in review begins with the launch of a new section on Weird Fiction and the essay “Notes on Writing Weird Fiction” by H.P. Lovecraft.
Our first entry from a friend of Deeper Stories is
with his weekly newsletter.Another friend of Deeper Stories, is
with the third chapter of Ship of Fools. If you haven’t started yet, it’s worth catching up.We continue the review of Weird Fiction with a work that inspired both Lovecraft and True Detective, Season 1:
Another friend of Deeper Stories,
gives an underworld story that serves as a a sequal to his Menippus and the Stranger.I thought this a fascinating topic, exploring the differences between mystery and irony and how a writer can lean on one when he’s robbed of the other.
This article serves a double purpose as it both continues my examination of Laterpress and how it might be used alongside Substack, and it seeks to course correct how I’m presenting the serialized “The Last Temptation of Winnie-the-Pooh.”
A standalone story that works well as an introduction to the Different Dragons series.
Another friend of Deeper Stories,
demonstrates a strong narrative voice and precise writing skills while worldbuilding for his series.Here’s a short series of notes I wrote about sytle.
A contemporary short story from Jamie:
A new friend to Deeper Stories,
offers a story that works as a masterclass of opening sentences. Beyond that, he succeeds in drawing you into his world one detail at a time.I love this chapter. I’ve been thinking about the chapter title and how it relates to the revelation, at least once every four hours these last couple of days.
At last, the relaunch of The Last Temptation, picking back up with Chapter 3.
Another standalone story from Bill Hiatt, but this one features charcters you can read more about in the Spell Weaver series.
The Mrs. Dalloway Reading group with
is off to a very srong start.A new friend to Deeper Stories,
considers what it takes to get your fiction noticed.Ian’s essay deserved an answer, and I’m sick this weekend and was up between 3am and 5am with nothing better to do, so:
Another new friend to Deeper Stories,
gives us an exiciting entry into the novel: The Glaciermen.And we’ll close with another note of mine, this time examining my definition of the word “literary.”
Thank you for featuring me!
Thanks for the shout outs, Thaddeus!