by davidhsafford | Sep 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Flood Chapter 3: “Blaze” Read the entire book now! THE SIGHT OF THE BROKEN TREE CRASHING INTO HER FRIEND carried a surreal horror that wrapped its hands around Monica’s neck and squeezed with all its might, and for a moment she thought her throat had...
by davidhsafford | Sep 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Flood Chapter 2: “Prevention” Read the entire book now! TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT MOMENT ON THE RIVER, MONICA sat in her boss’s office, chewing the cap of her pen. A month of service had come and gone, and it was time for a standard thirty-day review with...
by davidhsafford | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s a tale as old as time. No, not “Beauty and the Beast.” The Hero’s Journey. It’s the tale as old as human nature. If anything, the Hero’s Journey is human nature itself, manifested in story form. And you can use it to instill...
by davidhsafford | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
I love to hike. I particularly like to hike up mountains. But sometimes it doesn’t go so well. Today I’m sharing two stories with you, both about climbing mountains. Story #1 is called “How to Climb a Mountain,” and it’s a nonfiction...
by davidhsafford | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
The great thing about storytelling is that there are so few rules. Yet there are still things that you must get right if you want your story to work. In today’s post at The Write Practice, I explore 3 questions you need to know the answer to before you can hope...
