apocalyptic tourists

well, the deadline for submission is closing on 31 october.

my short story was read by 8 betas. quite a number, i guess.

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i have spent half of my yesterday to revise the text.

i examined each and every note i had received from these 8 readers.

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i changed where most of the readers had problems and changed where any of them seemed to have a major problme with that particular part.

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generally speaking, i clarified the dialogues, and some of the descriptions, changed the position of certain information within the body of the whole text and left out some text that did not contribute to the overall flow of the story.

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i think i am about the learn something more again about writing.

the best thing of course is that i had something to work on.

that is, i had written so that i was able to revise.

to put in the other way round: you have to write. period.

:)

for our National Freedom Day

Hungarian patriots remember October 23, 1956 - and recall that some of those are still in power.

this compilation starts with the National Anthem and the radio message screaming for the 'free nations of the world' to help us out, to help get rid of the Russian invasion.

(no-one came and the Revolution was halted. in the forthcoming years the memory of this uplifting event was mucked by labelling 1956 a 'counter-revolution - something that is against the normal order)

then you are to hear Mindszenty's speach.

the female voice belongs to one of the fighters of '56. she says that the crime should not be forgotten. 'a crime is a crime a crime all right'.

some shocking original footage supplements the memorial.

we shall not forget you, heroes of 1956.

a new short story

i am attending a short story contest (in hungarian).

there were only a few restrictions: character limit and that the story has to revolve around the oh-so-supposed end of the world in 2012.
the story is called 'apocalyptic tourists'
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we, who attented the virtual writers' course this march-april, decided to help each other by revising each other's stories.

it feels so good to have this virtual company.

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i noticed that having taken part in this course slowed down my writing a lot. like, a lot lot.:)

i tend to notice some of the flaws as soon as i commit them. logical ones. ones when the story winds away to unwanted direction.

i think i am learning to switch from writing from the heart to writing from the mind.

i know the best is to write from both, but now i am a learner.

i study good writing and it means swinging.

time will bring me closer to being a good writer - or a better writer at least.

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how're you doin' ?

you, poets out there - you write from your heart...

i hear you!

and you, fabricators of clever stories - you write from your mind...

i hear you!

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and where i am?

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:)))