Coming soon | Fiction
David E. Sproule | Workshop draft
The Backyard in November
First November sober in Alberta
Literary fiction | workshop draft, about 15,032 words, 8 chapters
First November sober in Alberta Target about 15000 words. Workshop coming soon. Not for sale until SOON gates pass.
Not for sale
Workshop draft. Keeper pass still ahead.
Cover and brief are up. Workshop draft may already exist locally. Not for sale until a keeper pass and Soft Margins checkout.
Opening sample
First pass from the workshop. Not the ending.
The morning air was a sharp bite, the kind that seared the back of Sam’s throat and left a chill that clung to his bones. He stood in the backyard, the November light filtering through the bare branches of the old oak, casting stark shadows on the overgrown garden. The ground was a matted mess of dead leaves and tangled vines, a chaotic mirror of the disarray that had once enveloped his life. His hands, bare and uncalloused, were a stark contrast to the bottles that had once filled them, now empty and devoid of the numbing solace they had provided.
Chapters in this draft
- Opening
- Pressure
- Choice
- Fracture
- Consequence
- Reckoning
- Turn
- Close
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About the author
David E. Sproule
Writes and builds from Edmonton, Alberta. Sproule Lit workshop drafts and Phyllux Tech, local first: files as masters, honest length, and tools people can use on a hard Tuesday.
