Cloudier and cloudier
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
September 17, 2023 2:17pm CST
We began the day with clear blue skies and cool temperatures. It wasn't to last.
Sometime after lunch, the clouds began moving in. Temps stayed moderate, reaching only 80F so far.
I've spent the day working on a 5 part short story for [u]The Fiction Writer's Den[u/]. Part 1 is already published. Part 2 is submitted. Parts 3 & 4 are uploaded as drafts. Part 5 still needs some polishing. Put together, the story is between 4 and 5 thousand words.
I hope your weekend went well. Did anything fun or interesting happen?
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
17 Sep 23
Is the Fiction Writer's Den included in your monthly fee? Just curious. I'm still trying to decide if I want to join. Nothing fun or interesting here. Just a quiet, no drama weekend. Enjoy your week. P. S. How do I find you on M?
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Sep 23
Yes. The Fiction Writer's Den is included. You do have to request to be added as a writer, and there are guidelines you have to agree to follow. Those are boilerplate for the most part and the same for most publications under the Medium umbrella.
If you search M for DW Davis, it should link you to my page.
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
17 Sep 23
@DWDavis OK Thanks. I will look for you.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Sep 23
We've had a couple overcast days - much cooler now - better than triple digits! You've been busy writing! We're trying to relax this weekend . . . too much goes on during the week, so it's nice to just chill at home and try to do nothing!
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Sep 23
Since retiring from the classroom, I've been much more productive in my writing. To be fair, a lot of the short stories I'm publishing are some I've held on to for a while because I had no time to find somewhere to publish them.
I'm glad things have cooled off for you.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
17 Sep 23
You are chugging right along with the story.
This may seem a silly question, but what if they did not publish a part of that story//you would have to rewrite it or?
Nothing real interesting here but I got a chair that I can finally sit in.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Sep 23
If part of the story was not up to snuff or outside their guidelines, their editors would contact me and suggest changes.
I'm glad you found a good chair. I tried several office chairs before finding one I'm comfortable in for any period of time.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
17 Sep 23
@DWDavis I see DW. Well I am sure your work will be fine.
Is it best to have it in Parts then?
Thanks yeah comfortable as best I can afford.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Sep 23
@RebeccasFarm The editors recommend that stories longer than 1500 words be published in parts. It seems 1500 words is the upper limit of what most people will read while perusing online.
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@RasmaSandra (98129)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Sep 23
We had dark clouds then sun etc all day but no rain, Best of luck with your writing, I wrote my fingers off online and posted on Vocal Media today,
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@RasmaSandra (98129)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Sep 23
@DWDavis thank you and also my hard work paid off and I cashed out
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Sep 23
I am enjoying my day working at home completing surveys and sharing good news on this site.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Sep 23
@DWDavis My pleasure to share this wonderful story on this site.
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@AmbiePam (121150)
• United States
17 Sep 23
Good luck on your story!
Not too much fun or interesting things happened here this weekend. I found out some interesting things about people, but I don’t spread gossip, so I guess I’ll just have to sit on the information. It was unsettling to realize someone you thought was troubled was, in fact, a terrible, awful man.
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@kaylachan (84908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Sep 23
I hope you get rain if you need it. And, no today was boring.
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@wolfgirl569 (136008)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Sep 23
Good luck with your story. I decided to get the Halloween decorations out
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