Title

Black Sand

 

Word count

4,000 broken down into 36 parts. 50-100 words apiece.

 

Categories

Horror and humour.

 

Timeline and deliverables

I will write and illustrate one of the 36 parts every morning, Monday to Friday. The complete story and set of images will be finished within 2 months. 

 

Creative idea

The story of Etta. A lady alone in a tiny paradise. Discussing her life, loves and hopes with a demon from the sea.

 

The whole story will be spread over 36 pieces of flash fiction, sometimes ending in a pun. Other times in Twilight Zone moments of strangeness. Each with an accompanying image (as posted above).

 

The story would be written and displayed in a way, lending itself to being published in a graphic novel as well as online individual stories. These would be sent to Tumblr, Instagram and Twitter.

 

Introduction

Etta finds herself on an island where she eeks out an idyllic life in a small paradise. Completely alone, she dreams up personalities for the animals, rocks, trees, and coral and begins talking to them. All's well until the coral reef begins answering her back.

 

Excerpt

 

Story overview

Part 1-12: We meet Etta, as she goes about her daily life in her miniature paradise.

Part 13 - 21: Etta meets Coral. The demon of the reef. They begin talking to each other.

Part 22 - 29: Etta has a tough decision when she discovers for Coral to continue living, she must possess a new host. 

Part 30 - 35: Coral questions Etta's ideas and motives, as she finds out Etta hasn't been entirely truthful with Coral.

Part 36: An ending and resolution, for both Etta and Coral.