Welcome to 1,000 Characters!
This is a project about exploration, into writing and into characters. The goal is to create one thousand characters, and learn more about all of them. Most days (at least twenty per month) there should be a new story snippet to keep the words flowing. Do not fret that everything (or at least most things) are short, as that is the intention.
1,000 Characters is a practice for better storytelling, improved fiction. The focus is diving into characters, looking curiously and deeply into their hopes, dreams, desires. Exploring new characters, their stories, the places they live and work, becomes a journey of fun. This process of discovery should, in many cases, lead to longer stories, possibly even a novel. Dare it be said: maybe novels.
Published: Dec 16, 2020
Chester liked to play the Queen's Gambit, at least lately.
He couldn't do anything with it, as he liked open games better. But he needed to expand his understanding of openings, in his mind because he wanted to be the best chess player he could be. For no other reason, than best is best. There was the Slav Defense and the Symmetrical Defense to figure out.