After my last post, I had some questions about what precedes a first narrative draft. The stage immediately before a first narrative draft is something I call roughed-in. It’s a full sequence…
Category: The Last Coffle
My Writing Method
I have received some questions about my writing method. I would characterize it as a combination of the snowflake method followed by texturing and reduction. I developed this method in university. I…
The Last Coffle – Chapter 94
When asked to describe The Last Coffle, I say that it’s The Magnificent Seven as an epic literary fantasy. To tell you the truth, my version of this story has more in…
The Last Coffle – Chapter 82
Several people have asked for an update. So here it is. I am currently at 189,000 words — well into the final third of the novel. I am still thinking September for…
The Last Coffle – Chapter 1
Follow me on TikTok: @brentjohner The Last Coffle is a serial novel that I started working on during the first Covid lockdown. I wrote the first 330 pages during the first and…