The Sudden Walk
On this page you will find two things.
Original Short Stories.
A timeline of my road to getting published.
Short Stories
I write mainly in the speculative/philosophical genres erring towards the macabre at points.
I am using this page to experiment with ideas and develop my craft as a writer.
My fiction is released in seasons (which can be found on the Sudden Walk Homepage)
When a season is live I release brand new short story every two weeks. At the top of each I will include short blurb on what I was going for/ what I learned while writing this particular piece.
In theory, each will get increasingly better as time goes on.
The Road to getting published
Two years ago I moved from New Zealand to London, with an intention to pursue my ambition to become a published author.
This is not an overnight pursuit. Here I’ll note my ups and downs along the way. Eventually, I hope it will serve as some type of road map (or cautionary tale) for future aspiring writers to look back on and hopefully save themselves a bit of time chasing the same dream.
Why the Sudden Walk?
The name comes from a short story by Franz Kafka of the same title. The story--which reads as one long sentence--depicts a man who is sitting inside his cozy home on a rainy day. Although he is completely justified and even expected to stay at home, the man chooses to take a walk. Immediately the choice to go against instinct infuses him with an energy that he didn’t realize was there.
For me, starting this Substack page holds certain parallels with that story. So here we go, the Sudden Walk.
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