22 years old, male, in law school. Novel in the works, but I don't have the attention span to concentrate on it for a long time, so I'm doing this to supplement it.

My novel is semi-memoiristic, but I like writing on things I know nothing about. Hitmen. Cops. Tough guys. If I wrote about the things I knew, I'd be bored.

I like short sentences and punctuation. Comma splices and improper uses of or failure to use adverbs kill me. I have never known the difference between "then" and "than." It doesn't seem like anyone else does, so it doesn't matter.

My writing is better then everyone's. Any questions?

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Murder

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Homicide scene number one hundred and seven. I keep count. After the first one hundred and six, I've gotten jaded. There used to be a nice little thrill in my belly. The good people of these United States have entrusted me to investigate the most heinous crime imaginable and bring the perpetrator to justice.

But the young cops are still excited by it. I see it in the face of the one guarding the crime scene. He's excited by his job, and by the idea of seeing the greatest forensic scientist ever go to work.

I set up just outside the bedroom where the murder occurred. Now, th...

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