by Chris Smith | Sep 29, 2016 | Short Story
On the edge of a desolate rocky shore, the monster makes its stand. I finally have the ugly goddamn thing cornered. It is wounded and unarmed, but still dangerous. The misbegotten creature, regurgitated from the imagination of an obviously deranged programmer,...
by Chris Smith | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
In any comprehensive comparison between novels and their film adaptations, the deck is so stacked in favor of “the book was better,” that the exceptions (Jaws, The Godfather, Fight Club, Children of Men, arguably a dozen or so more out of the thousands of adaptations...
by Chris Smith | Mar 13, 2016 | Auto-biography, Writing
This is actually a slightly edited re-post of the last few entries in my previous attempt at a blog- from way back in 2007. I’m reprinting it because the story recounted here served as part of the inspiration for the novel I’m working on now. Be...
by Chris Smith | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been more comfortable with writing novels rather than short stories. I’m more of a marathon guy rather than a sprinter, and have always envied those writers who can accomplish characterization, plot and world building in under 10K words rather...
