Dog-eared pages and faded ink

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 11, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Our process, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , 1 Comment on Dog-eared pages and faded ink

Today’s thought experiment is about “that one book”, the one with the worn edges, the notes in the margins, the one that has traveled with you through time and space. Other than religious volumes, what is “that one book” on your shelf that you’ve read the most often? Drop yours in the comments, and add any backstory that goes with it! Ours are below. Mine is a bit classic, and, to be expected, David’s is hyper-practical. STEPHEN: This one is … Continue reading “Dog-eared pages and faded ink”

Out of nowhere?

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 4, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Our process, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , , , , ,

One of the joys of being a writer is finding inspiration in the most unusual spaces. My question for today: What is the most obscure thing you’ve read/seen in the past month that impacts your writing? Here’s a few gems we’ve found in obscure places that have impacted our writing. Leave your own in the comments or feel free to comment on ours. Enjoy! DAVID RIKE Attack of the Mushroom People is a Japanese horror movie from the 60’s on … Continue reading “Out of nowhere?”

What we’re reading

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 4, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Our process, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

From Stephen Patrick: One of the best things about working with a writing partner is how we compliment each other to make us and our stories better. Our individual reading tastes are hard to describe, but we both have a unique discipline beneath the madness. Below is a small snippet of what we are reading as The Holocaust Engine prepares to launch. Please share your own in the comments. We’d love to see where you are casting your gaze these … Continue reading “What we’re reading”

Why Key West?

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 3, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Holocaust Engine series, Our process, UncategorizedTags , , ,

A brief look into the setting of The Holocaust Engine: For David, “The Holocaust Engine” started as a dream/nightmare.  In my dream it was an island off of the coast of California, but I haven’t been to California in ages.  The storyline needed an area that could be easily cut off due to its geography and we already had a trip planned to Florida. For Stephen, Key West is a stewpot of the weird, the strange, the eccentric and more … Continue reading “Why Key West?”

Where to start?

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 2, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Our process, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , , 1 Comment on Where to start?

As we move toward the release of The Holocaust Engine and our own first lines, it seems fitting to drop a few of our favorite fiction first lines. Add yours in the comments section It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. —George Orwell, 1984   A screaming comes across the sky. —Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow All this happened, more or less. —Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five  He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the … Continue reading “Where to start?”

David Rike’s Top 5 Books about apocalyptic disasters

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on August 23, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Holocaust Engine series, Our process, Survival, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , ,

#5 The White Mountains, by John Christopher  (Alien Invasion), young adult, but an absolute classic in the field.  I read it, 4th grade, maybe fifth, and it was my favorite book for years.  #4 The Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (disease) how timeless is this book?  When I bought it, it had a cover with a guy sporting an 80’s mullet.  It wasn’t until the end of the book that I realised it had been written MUCH (1949).     #3 … Continue reading “David Rike’s Top 5 Books about apocalyptic disasters”