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 Kafka in a Kafkaesque situation Link I like the idea of constraints. all fields have constraints based upon knowledge and technology and many other factors. these constraints make the writing process a bit easier, for you're not starting from nothing, but the fondation laid by your constraints. the hero formula, but applied to one's own life. Kafkaesque is an interesting idea. a self perpetuating convoluted system, or something like that. it is humorous due to the nonsensical logic within his stories. be sure to engage all five senses. repetition has both the power to aid and to hinder, use it wisely. these notes come from a set of videos about creative writing and style.

  a dog and a baby Link the king had a dog and it was real sweet at home but fierce when hunting. one day the dog would not come when called, so the king had to go hunting without him. when he returned, the dog was at the gate covered in blood. the king was startled by this and soon began to worry the dog attacked his son who the dog often played with. he went to the nursery, and there was more and more blood along the way. the king got to an overturned crib completely surrounded by blood and saw no sight of his son. the king was furious and plunged his sword inside the dog, killing it. then a baby started to cry from beneath the crib, the son, and the king saw a dead wolf behind the crib. the dog had stayed to guard the son, but the king ended up killing him for it. this man set out to find work. he was promised three pounds a year, but was always given advice instead of money. this happened for three years, and on his leave he was given s cake to take home to share with ...

 a drunk leprechaun link it seemed to be almost a story of death. A woman appeared and came from another land, a haven. the father got his druid to scare her away for a while, but until her return, the son yearned for her to come back. she eventually came back and the father let his son go with her. a man saw a leprechaun. he was careful to never take his eyes off of him, for if you do that they will escape. they argued about what the beer the leprechaun made was made out of. the leprechaun tried to trick him to turn around, he almost fell for it, but caught himself. he quickly grabbed the leprechaun but accidentally knocked over the beer and he had a murderous look in his eye. he demanded to be taken to the gold. the lep did so and took him a few fields away and told him where to dig. he marked it with his scarf and went home to grab a spade having the lep promise to not move the scarf. when he got back, the lep had taken the scarf. a king told a tailor if he could go a...