Author: jesseteller
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Song: Chapter 1
THE GUARD OF MENDING KEEP One Year After The Escape The serving boy’s face was stained green with disgust and horror. He looked about to be sick, about to flee, about to weep. Rayph saw the trembling lip and the panic in the eyes, and he knew what the boy was carrying. It was small,…
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Fate of Madness: Chapter 1
THE HOUNDS OF PABLE Two Years After The Escape Rextur moved through the reeds, listening to the harsh grasses scratching against his plate mail. The men around him hunkered down, keeping their heads below the tops of the reeds, approaching the City of Rivers undetected. But Rextur would not. He walked bold and unafraid of…
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Write Like a Gangster, Class 14: Character Creation
Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Strong Urge to Fly” chapter from Teardrop Road We’re gonna talk about character creation today. I had you read “Strong Urge to Fly.” It’s a story of when Smear Lord of Ire was created. The one that, in my mind, we call Artist. I remember earlier…
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Plight of Madness: Chapter 1
BO AND THE LEGIONS OF WINTER One Year After The Escape Bo looked out of the prow of the Blizzard, water and fog rolling off it. As the mighty ship pulled closer, clouds billowed, the fog dropping away to a light dusting of frost. Bo snarled, digging his claws into the ship’s deck, and turning…
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Write Like a Gangster, Class 13: Setting
Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Pop” and “Mrs. Galvin” chapters from Teardrop Road Donald Maass, he’s a New York agent, teaches writing all over the country. Said no two settings are the same. He’s right. Think about cities. Every city you have ever lived in has had at least one thing…
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Wrath of Madness: Chapter 1
THE MEN OF SKY COUNTRY One Year After The Escape Aaron the Marked crouched outside the village, his king chief Peter Redfist and his brother Jordai Stonefist beside him. Thousands of warriors bedecked in thick steel, bearing brutal weapons, stomped past them and headed into the heart of the town. They had come from distant…
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Write Like a Gangster, Class 12: Reason for Writing
Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Hammer and the Spike” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The assignment from Class 8 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. Writers Donald Maass…
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Crisis of Fate: Chapter 1
THE END OF THE WORLD The Year of The Escape Her nails dug trails of blood in his back, and he winced. He gripped her hair and pulled her head back, staring into her eyes as he thrust madly into her. Never before. Never before had it been this passionate, this alive. Having Sai inside…
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Write Like a Gangster, Class 11: Deadlines
Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Four Queens” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The assignment from Class 9 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. I told you to read…
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Onslaught of Madness: Chapter 1
THE MADNESS Weeks Before The Escape The weight of the blade on his back increased as workers drove home the stakes that secured the last stones in the arch. The tent, stifling and oppressive, seemed overwhelmed by the structure. He looked behind him, to the modest cot waiting for his weary body, and cursed. “Master,…
Jesse Teller 