My name is T.F. Torrey, and my mission is to write things worth reading, to get people to read them, and to get a little better every day. This website exists to connect me and my work to my readers and the world.
Books
- The Desert King
- Jack's first big adventure. Get lost in the desert!
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- Winter Kills
- Here comes Victor Storm. Here comes trouble.
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- First Lies
- Short stories better left unread. In the beginning, there were First Lies ... E-book now FREE!
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Online Projects
- Weblog
- Sometimes current. Sometimes worth reading.
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- Short Stories
- A variety of short stories, some of which have been published elsewhere, appeared in a project of mine, or originated as ficlets.
- Reviews
- Infrequent personal appraisals of books.
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My Stores
- Direct
- Support things worth reading by getting personalized books directly from the author.
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More Information
- About T.F. Torrey
- Brief biographical information for those who care.
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- About This Site
- Information about this site.
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- Copyright © 1999-2010 by T.F. Torrey. Some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA).
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"Sir, he who would earn his bread writing books must have the assurance of a duke, the wit of a courtier, and the guts of a burglar."
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Tag Archives: three-day novel
Adventure July Goals
These are the goals I have set for July 2009 of my Grand Writing Adventure.
Writing
For July I want to begin to clear the decks of old projects that should have been completed long ago. It’s time to get this show … Continue reading
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Also tagged Adventure, goals, NaNoWriMo, The Broken Jack, The Dancing Queen, The Desert King
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Sitting Out This Year's 3-Day Novel Contest
Hey, it’s that weekend again, the long weekend where contestants around the world work like crazy to hammer out a complete novel in only three days. Last year, my project for the contest was Taxi Adventure, and I had tentatively … Continue reading
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Struck by Geoffrey Bromhead
Canadian Lightning
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Mysterious drifter Finnegan Heller wants nothing more than to be left alone, to chase storms across Canada, and to be struck by lightning. Unfortunately for him, he has attracted the notice of a quirky scientist, a dimwitted intelligence … Continue reading
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Small Apartments by Chris Millis
Quirky Goodness
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Franklin plays the alphorn and dreams of Switzerland. His crazy brother sends him fingernail clippings in the mail. One of his neighbors is a forgetful pot-head, the other a gruff busybody who doesn’t miss anything. Across the street … Continue reading
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The Underwood by P.G. Tarr
Warm And Wonderful
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Toronto author P.G. Tarr, opens The Underwood in 1985 on Foster Lutz, a young man newly on his own in the world and seeking employment as a piano player in the lounge of The Underwood, a hotel … Continue reading
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Refined Focus
I’ve spent the past week and a half in a kind of reflection, partly inspired by the the Three-Day Novel Contest, and partly by this excellent post by Leo at Zen Habits. Every now and then I start feeling kind … Continue reading
Three-Day Novel Day Three Report
Well, it is over. The contest is complete, but, alas, Taxi Adventure is not. I gave it a shot, I gave it a run, but in the end, it grew out from under me. That’s not a bad thing.
At the … Continue reading
Three-Day Novel Day Two Report
My, oh, my. Day two of the contest has come and gone. My word count right now stands at about seventeen thousand, well short of my goal. It would be untrue, however, to say that the day was not productive. … Continue reading
Three-Day Novel Day One Report
Well, the first day of the contest is in the books, and what a day it’s been. I’ve been up, down, confused, breaking through, sleepy, despondent, excited–and it’s only been the first day. In the end, I got more work … Continue reading
Here We Go
So, after months of consideration and preparation, it all comes down to this. The Three-Day Novel Contest is upon me. Coffee is brewing. Everything is in place. It’s time.
I got quite a bit done of what I wanted to do … Continue reading
