Pages of Tales for The Prediction

This week I posted episode 112 of John Pettinger's 'A change of focus' and episode 49 of 'Threshold' on the http://predictionfiction.blogspot.co.uk/   Each can be read in their entirety in the tagged the pages above.

'The blacksmith's wife' - published with illustrations - was the first serial I attempted and 'From Rhodes' a 58 episode sequel, dealing with the blacksmith's brother.

Can't say enough how much this weekly exercise has help in the honing of my craft as a writer - particularly now that I'm trying to reduce 'Step so grave' from ~135K words to nearer 90K.

Thoughts on being ambushed

Dauntlessness was not enough.

I’d seen him despatch six in fewer minutes, but they a mismatch of pure-bred English fops; ambition way beyond ability.

These now – one atop a stallion in the centre of the road before us, twin-matched double deputies either side, Saxon-haired and broad as Blackwater barges – a different breed.  Brains matched brawn (though maybe blunter than the black-haired man I’d decided was my future).

But with unknown numbers fast coming up behind; an unwieldy loose-wheeled cart and a now-howling babe, ‘twas likely his future would be very short. 

Mine only long enough to pay the required penalty.

This is the latest post for Prediction Fiction - prompt words penalty, mismatch and dauntless - and the latest episode of 'Threshold' (see page above) which began last December with what was intended to be a one-off.  Pettinger has reached his ninety-first episode.  It's a brilliant place to hone one's words.

Updated serials

'A Change of Focus' and 'Threshold' - serials progressing week by week, prompt by prompt via Prediction Fiction, and available to be read in their entirety on the above pages - have been updated; John Pettinger's adventures now having reached episode eighty-two.