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The Chimerical Dark

The Home of Sean M Davis' Shadowed Imagination

Category: Writing

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Wait, What Chapter Am I On?

Posted on July 26, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, update, Writing

Update on Codename: Fairyland

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How I Write: Narration

Posted on July 20, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, how to, Writing

Some thoughts about telling a story.

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Thirteen Words

Posted on July 14, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Writing

July's thirteen word story.

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Writing What You Want

Posted on June 29, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Thinking out loud, Writing

Who says you have to write a novel in order?

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The Danger of Success

Posted on June 21, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Thinking out loud, Writing

Success doesn't mean jack shit.

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Thirteen Words

Posted on June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Fiction, Writing

June's thirteen word story

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Writing from Other Perspectives

Posted on June 2, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Thinking out loud, Writing

Is it fair for writers to write characters outside their lived experience?

Tagged boring, characters, clean freak, dude, experiment: Schrödinger, horror, in god's own image, lived experience, mental illness, OCD, shared experience, white, WritingLeave a comment

Learning the Story

Posted on May 26, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Thinking out loud, Writing

A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Bluesky when I found this screenshot of a text that Gabino Iglesias had sent to a writer friend of his (not me, unfortunately). It read: "I write a book or a short story and by the end of it I'm a fucking expert... at that book or … Continue reading Learning the Story →

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Same Identity Crisis, Different Day

Posted on May 17, 2026 by SeanMDavis in Thinking out loud, Writing

Sigh... Here we go again.

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How I Write: Setting

Posted on October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 by SeanMDavis in how to, Writing

I continue writing about my process; this time, writing about setting.

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