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The State of Gibberish
Frankly, I couldn’t get my act together to do another voice-over version of this update, so please accept this textual version until I get that squared away. It’s November! We’ve made it! And I actually published some things!
I’m going through a high-stress time in the background right now so I can’t promise much but I can promise to keep the regular things going. In Last Month’s Update I announced changes to the paywall structure of Gibberish, so you’ll start seeing that from hereon out.
More on the paywall in a moment, but if you’ve been thinking about it here’s the button!
The Paywallening
The paywall has begun! Everything from January 2023 and earlier has gone behind a paywall as of this afternoon. Check out the previous update to see the stories that have gone behind the wall!
On December 1st, everything from February 2023 and earlier will go behind a paywall. The next stories to go under are these:
Writing Exercises
Flash Fiction
Serials
Sandbox Earth! Sandbox earth began posting in February of 2023, which means the entire serial excluding the Index and Episode 1 will go behind a paywall.
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This is your last chance to read these stories for free! Check them out now!
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What I’m Working On
I wrote my Writing Exercises as usual! You can find those as part of The Writing Gym. I’ve begun doing Paid Subscriber Chats to talk about craftsmanship and what exactly I was exercising in the weekly exercises. We’ve had two so far, and I plan to get more and more in-depth, so this is another reason to consider a paid subscription!
I also published a couple flash fiction stories this month, which was nice to return to!
Be Not Afraid - In a spaceship near saturn, a terrible accident isolates a crewmember—until strange encounters lead to unexpected places.
The Last Laugh - Their heist is finished! They’ve stolen more money than they could ever know what to do with. Now, seven criminal colleagues realize just how much this stolen money can change their lives.
The Selected Letters of Armin Tolor - The last issue posts tomorrow, 11/2! Catch the much-anticipated end to my long-running epistolary serial.
Finally, it’s worth noting that I am working on a Big Writing Project™ behind the scenes and it’s taking a lot of time, so expect some sporadic flash fiction to quench your thirst while you wait for this big project to finish!
These stories, and more, can be found in The Volume section of Gibberish!
Around And About
’s literary magazine, Corncrake, will be publishing it’s November issue later today! I’ve agreed to become a regular contributor, and I have two stories in this upcoming issue. I’ve also promised, for better or worse, to publish some original fiction in time for both the December and January issues! This is a great project and it’s just getting off the ground—if you haven’t subscribed to Corncrake yet I highly recommend you subscribe today! has a great podcast where he talks to people about fiction on Substack. This month, he talked to me! Check it out here! I had a lot of fun and John’s interview series is a fantastic resource. If you’re a writer looking for tips—if you’re a reader looking for some behind the scenes info, you’ll love John’s Spoken Ward Podcast (and everything else he produces at Written Ward!)Are you still reading? Thank you! Here’s a discount code for 20% off a paid subscription. You can get access to eeeeverything I’ve talked about so far for 20% off the annual rate! This coupon code is valid until January 1st, so act now!
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!Thank you for reading!
This was a news-heavy issue of the Monthly Update, but I appreciate you sticking with me to the end. There’s a lot going on, I’m excited to write for you in November and see where another month can take us.
I know I’m putting a lot of emphasis on paid subscriptions, but whether you upgrade to paid or not, it is a blessing to write for you and I hope you enjoy all that is coming!
Happy writing, and God bless!
- Scoot
The real question is: do you ever sleep? I don't see how you'd squeeze that in!