Dec 29, 2023
A man seeks the help of a psychic after he experiences an unusual haunting from an automated phone line.
Genre: Mysterious Fantasy
Excerpt:
“My life is still
following the path he laid out for me.”
Madame Granya frowned. “Who?”
I stared at her. I wasn’t really struggling with whether or not I should tell her. I was just not telling her. I had nothing on my mind in that moment. I was…stuck, maybe. And then I spoke.
“Me,” I said. I laughed, a self-mocking laugh. “Him. The voice…on the phone. The voice of me.”
What’s the Writing Prompt that
inspired the story?
Imagine what someone—a real person
or a fictional character—might be carrying in his wallet or hiding
in her underwear drawer. Make a list of the items you’ve imagined,
then write a page inspired by one of them.
Source: The Observation Deck. Naomi
Epel. Copyright © 1994. Chronicle Books.
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held my first free writing workshop over Zoom to teach my method of
writing short stories (an abbreviated version) on 11/8/2023. The
workshop is based on my course, called “Faster Fictioneer: A Doable
Method to Write a Short Story from Start to Finish in Five
Weeks.”
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Story: “The Automated Fortune Line” Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel
Music:
“Trip-Hop
Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital
Emotions (Intro/Outro)
Music by CHRIS LOGSDON*
“Level 1”
“Level 8”
“Level 6”
“Level 2”
Music by FICUSPROSOUND*
“No Way Out (Full Version)”
“The Jigsaw (Full Version)”
“Following Clues (Full Version)”
*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.
Music by Chris Logsdon and FicusProsound
licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Black silhouette of two figures in profile sitting across from each other at a small table. The figures both have their arms extended. The shorter figure, at right, holds the hand of the taller figure. They are seen through the translucent drawn back curtains of a window. Rain falls past the window at an angle from top right to bottom left. Above the top fringe of the curtain is a glowing neon sign that reads “Psychic” at top, above the words “Palm Aura,” which both flank a hand, and below that the word “Reader.”