Copywork #1 - Grendel, by John Gardner

Here’s the latest entry for my copywork exercises: Grendel, by John Gardner. I wanted to copy Grendel because it’s told in first person POV. Also, I like unreliable narrators, especially the dramatic and primadonna kind (Grendel is one in this fine retelling). Despite his histrionics, he is still and will always be a monster.

March 2019 Update

The LGBT short story is finished, but missed the due date and word count. Not bummed out, though. It was a nice story to write, and I'm going to shop it around.

Oh, if you get a chance, buy the anthology from Wild Musette (https://wildmusette.com/collections/stock/products/frog-porridge). You will see that I'm a contributor there. So happy about this! I ordered a physical copy for myself.

The second novel is back on track. Had some kinks that I needed to work out, and it's looking good. I am really aiming to finish it this month.


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