In
revamping my site, I went back through a lot of my old posts, particularly my
flash fiction. It was quite interesting to see the evolution of my style and
ideas. I can see the origins of ideas that have become fully realized concepts.
I laugh at the early flashes of Reilly and Jack as Storm Riders. I cringe at my
early concept of Peter Flynn as a complete criminal. And Sam, well, is still
Sam. By the time I started the flash fiction, Matt’s voice was pretty realized.
The style,
too, has changed, and I feel more confident with my writing, now. I have
cemented how each book style should be in my mind. Even a recent crossover
flash fiction between Reilly and Matt sees each with a distinct voice despite
the POV.
I’ve been
doing Flash Fiction Friday for six years, now. It’s been a wild ride that saw
snippets become concepts for full novels. This is an idea I will keep going
with to spin out new ideas not just for my existing protagonists, but to flesh
out more new ones.