This is a little scene that came to mind as I put together a list of upcoming updates. I call it a sketch story to refer to how very rough and unrefined it is. A more appropriate term for this might be “vomit draft” but I really didn’t like the thought of invoking vomit imagery here. Plus, since it’s so short in length, “sketch” just felt more apt.
For this little scene, I was trying to imagine the kind of events that may occur at the End of the World. I originally imagined this story as a short comic. However, until I have time to actually draw it, here’s a tidied up version of what I wrote for it. Looking at it though, I think it might be fun to use some narratives like this as a way of experimenting with different types writing styles. For this draft, I forgot to mention that The World is slowly falling to pieces and floating off into space.
I’ll try to come up with an illustration or two for it later.
Now Presenting
A Sketch Story
That’s it. That’s the sketch story.
I feel as though it’s worth noting that I didn’t know that “sketch story” is actually an already established term. Though, it’s probably worth noting that technically I may not be using it correctly. It’s probably fine though. The biggest mistake that anyone can make in writing is sticking too closely to “rules” and pedantry. Not that those things don’t have their strengths; but a writing like this doesn’t need to adhere to such a thing. The next time that I revisit this story, I think I actually will try writing it out as word vomit. Sometimes a writing is stronger or more impactful if you just let it flow uninhibited at first.
Thanks for reading~
