“Good afternoon”, said the doctor. “What seems to be the trouble?”
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experiments in style
Experiments in Style: A Borgesian Story
in Creative Writing, EiS
One of the things I’ve been trying out is reworking a piece of text into a completely different style. This one was written in the style of Borges.
Read MoreThe case of the disappearing noble: A Sherlock Holmes mystery
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Holmes and I were in our lodgings in Baker Street. He was drawing out a melancholy tune on his violin, whilst I was reading the latest edition of The Lancet. The silence was unexpectedly broken by the ringing of the bell.
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Saxophonist, by Terry Freedman
The Johnny Sax Chronicles -- 29 February 2024
Writing in different voices, genres or styles is a really good way of improving one’s skills.
Read MoreExperiments in style: Hardboiled + Analysis
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A good way of honing your writing skills is to rewrite a simple story in different styles. That’s what I’ve been up to over on my Eclecticism newsletter. I post a new style every Sunday, and often on the following Friday I explain how I did it, what the challenges were, or the literary devices I employed.
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Terrified, by Dall-e
A comic book page by AI
in Creative Writing, EiS
Someone challenged me to write a graphic novel of my short story A Bang on the Head, which forms the basis of my experiments in style, à la Queneau. Well, I’m useless at drawing the kind of comics I like to read, so I thought I’d enlist the help of AI. I used this prompt, mistakenly, with ChatGPT…
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