Entries Tagged as ‘Long Fiction’

November 23, 2008

N6: Upriver

N6: Upriver
Second Draft: 11/23/2008
Kenneth Burchfiel fdHG
Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/5031146
Synopsis:
“I’m not asking you to believe.” Those words mark the beginning of Sieb Henderson’s journey through the second realm, a world said to bring salvation to those who find its Mountain. But as Sieb finds out, belief can be difficult to maintain. This story blends [...]

May 10, 2008

A life freewritten–year two

I have always found “freewriting,” an approach to composition in which the writer does not allow her or himself to stop typing or even go back and make corrections in the process of writing, to be an excellent means of quieting the inner critic. What comes out of the experimental process is often muddled, vague [...]

April 22, 2008

N5: 1313 Amber Road

N5: 1313 Amber Road
Second Draft: 4/22/2008
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/2408262

Synopsis:
They knew their school by its rating, their social rank by their GPA, their future by their admissions letters. Five students at Regatta High, the top-performing suburban Albeit school for decades, had learned to get used to the education-by-numbers world that launched [...]

November 7, 2007

N4: Albeit

N4: Albeit
Second Draft: 11/7/2007
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/1393947
Synopsis:
Ned [Kenneth] Burchfiel’s fourth novel and longest piece yet takes readers on a rapidly twisting path through the center of a corrupt world of government informants and organized crime. Four ex-counterfeiters, bought back together by the lure of a stolen patent, find themselves caught [...]

March 16, 2007

N3: An Overshadowed Current

N3: An Overshadowed Current
Second Draft: 3/16/2007
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/742341

Synopsis:
Ned [Kenneth] Burchfiel’s third book begins when a veteran detective embarks on his strangest case yet; his journey to find the answers takes him through hundreds of years of history. Once learning more about the family feud that caused a series of [...]

October 27, 2006

N2: Change Running

N2: Change Running
First Edition: 10/27/2006
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/443070

Synopsis:
Change Running combines multiple themes- time travel, war, science fiction, and mystery- into one tale of hope for the future. The second novel of Ned Burchfiel, Change Running entwines multiple points of view into one story spanning years and wishes alike.

On a Personal Note:
Change [...]

June 14, 2006

N1: The Russian Connection

N1: The Russian Connection
Second Draft: 6/14/2006
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/334810

Synopsis:
Three stories merge together to form a tale of twists, suspense, thrills, and secrets, keeping readers guessing until the final stone is uncovered. Tom, a veteran detective, sets out to investigate the odd robbery of a collection of inexpensive paintings from an art museum. [...]

June 18, 2005

First serious attempt at long fiction

[I had been trying to write something more than a short story since the end of elementary school, but—not surprisingly—my attempts at a book almost always ended after a page or two. Around the end of 8th grade, however, I started to develop a consistent approach towards writing and had a serious chance at going [...]

February 21, 1991

Long Fiction Overview–Please Read

At the time of this post, much of my writing time is spent on longer, chapter-based fiction pieces that can take half a year to complete. The Long Fiction category includes links to my books and some of the more important chapters from each of them. (I might end up posting the entirety of these [...]