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.
A total of 105 works of fiction
featuring 35 different Characters!
Featured Story
Published: Sep 23, 2020
It had been named Smith Jewelry Company and Robert liked it that way, but he was nearly out of money. The sign being installed read Chicago Jewelry Row and it felt like a slap in the face. Robert's ode to his father had ended; he needed to find time and space to reflect on that. With the store sold, he would have a lot of free time and no worries about money for the foreseeable future. The concern on his mind at the moment was what would he do with such a changed life. His days had been roughly the same since he was a teenager. Change was not something he knew how to handle or understand.